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Welcome to Navajo City ...

Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

Navajo City is 6,180 feet [1,884 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Navajo City is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Navajo City: 575

Communities near Navajo City ...

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

  • Navajo Dam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Turley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Turley is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Blanco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • La Boca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
  • Allison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Allison is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Bloomfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Arboles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aztec
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <3>
  • Bondad
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bondad is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Ignacio
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ignacio is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ignacio <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Navajo City ...

Looking for more information about Navajo City? 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 Navajo City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Navajo City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Navajo City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.