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Welcome to Polacca ...

Polacca is located within the Hopi Nation (at First Mesa).

Polacca is located in Navajo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polacca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Polacca is 5,810 feet [1,771 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Polacca is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Polacca, 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 Polacca: 928

The ZIP code for Polacca: 86042<3>

Communities near Polacca ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polacca ...

Looking for more information about Polacca? 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 Polacca, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Polacca.

Adding Polacca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Polacca 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 (so far) for Polacca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Polacca post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polacca.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Polacca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Polacca). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Polacca or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/