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Welcome to Tsaya ...

Tsaya is located in San Juan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tsaya, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Tsaya is 5,900 feet [1,798 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tsaya is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Tsaya 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 Tsaya: 505

Communities near Tsaya ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Tsaya.

  • White Rock ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Rock is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Nageezi
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Huerfano
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Huerfano is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
  • Naschitti
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Naschitti is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naschitti
  • Pueblo Pintado
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pueblo Pintado is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo Pintado
  • Sheep Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tsaya ...

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

Adding Tsaya to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tsaya 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 Tsaya was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tsaya post office opened in 1921. The Tsaya post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tsaya.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tsaya - 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.
<4>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/