Welcome to Shiprock ...Shiprock is located Shiprock is located in San Juan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Shiprock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904. Shiprock is 4,890 feet [1,490 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Shiprock is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Shiprock lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Shiprock, 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 Shiprock: 505 The ZIP code for Shiprock: 87420<3> We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shiprock. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shiprock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shiprock. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shiprock. 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 Shiprock. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiprock. See our Newspapers Page for Shiprock. Looking for more information about Shiprock? 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 Shiprock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shiprock. We originally found mention of Shiprock 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 Shiprock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Shiprock.
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