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Welcome to Crownpoint ...

Crownpoint is located

Crownpoint is located in McKinley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crownpoint, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Crownpoint is 6,980 feet [2,128 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crownpoint is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Crownpoint: 505

The ZIP code for Crownpoint: 87313<3>

Communities near Crownpoint ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crownpoint ...

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

Adding Crownpoint to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crownpoint post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crownpoint.

Footnotes ...

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