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Welcome to Teec Nos Pos ...

Teec Nos Pos is located within the Navajo Nation.

Teec Nos Pos is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Teec Nos Pos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1961.

Teec Nos Pos is 5,210 feet [1,588 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Teec Nos Pos is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Teec Nos Pos lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Teec Nos Pos is in the Mountain Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area just to the south is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not..

Area Code for Teec Nos Pos: 928

The ZIP code for Teec Nos Pos: 86514<3>

Communities near Teec Nos Pos ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Teec Nos Pos.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Teec Nos Pos ...

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

Adding Teec Nos Pos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Teec Nos Pos 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 Teec Nos Pos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Teec Nos Pos post office opened in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teec Nos Pos.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Apache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Teec Nos Pos - 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 Teec Nos Pos). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Teec Nos Pos 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/