Welcome to Pinetop ...

Pinetop is located in Navajo County<1>.

The location of Pinetop has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinetop, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Pinetop is 6,950 feet [2,118 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pinetop is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Pinetop: (928)

The ZIP code for Pinetop: 85935<4>

Communities Also Named Pinetop ...

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

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

Communities near Pinetop ...

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

• Show Low
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Show Low
  • Show Low is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Show Low <5>
• McNary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
  • McNary is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNary <5>
• Linden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Navajo County
• White Mountain Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lake
  • White Mountain Lake is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain Lake <5>
• Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• White Mountain Lakes Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mountain Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lakes Estates
  • White Mountain Lakes Estates is located in Navajo County
• Cedar Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek is located in Gila County
• Whiteriver
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteriver
  • Whiteriver is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteriver <5>
• Carrizo
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
  • Carrizo is located in Gila County
• Pinedale
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
  • Pinedale is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinedale <5>

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 Pinetop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinetop.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinetop. 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 Pinetop.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinetop ...

Looking for more information about Pinetop? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pinetop, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pinetop.

Adding Pinetop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinetop 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 Pinetop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pinetop post office opened in 1891.

We also found Pinetop on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinetop.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

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