Welcome to Morenci ...

Morenci is located in Greenlee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Morenci was located in Graham County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morenci, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Morenci is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Morenci is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Morenci lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Morenci and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Morenci: 928

The ZIP code for Morenci: 85540<3>

Communities Also Named Morenci ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Morenci - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morenci.

Communities near Morenci ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morenci.

• Metcalf ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metcalf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Metcalf is located in Greenlee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Metcalf
  • From Morenci to Metcalf
• Guthrie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guthrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Guthrie
  • From Morenci to Guthrie
• York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in Greenlee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to York
  • From Morenci to York
• Sheldon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sheldon
  • From Morenci to Sheldon
• San Jose
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Graham County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Jose
  • From Morenci to San Jose
• Mule Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
  • Mule Creek is located in Grant County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mule Creek
  • From Morenci to Mule Creek
• Solomon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Graham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Solomon
  • From Morenci to Solomon
• Duncan
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Greenlee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Duncan
  • From Morenci to Duncan
• Graham
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham is located in Graham County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Graham
  • From Morenci to Graham
• Safford
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
  • Safford is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Safford
  • From Morenci to Safford

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morenci. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morenci.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morenci. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morenci.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morenci. See our Newspapers Page for Morenci.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morenci ...

Looking for more information about Morenci? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Morenci, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morenci.

Adding Morenci to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morenci in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morenci was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Morenci post office opened in 1884.

We also found Morenci in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morenci.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morenci. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greenlee County: www.co.greenlee.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/