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Welcome to Pinon ...

Pinon is located within the Navajo Nation.

Pinon is located in Navajo County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1952.

Pinon is 6,350 feet [1,935 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pinon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pinon lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

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

The telephone area code for Pinon: (928)

The ZIP code for Pinon: 86510<3>

Communities Also Named Pinon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pinon - they are located in Colorado (2), Kansas and New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinon.

Communities near Pinon ...

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

  • Low Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Mountain
    • Low Mountain is located in Navajo County
  • Blue Gap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wepo Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wepo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wepo Village
    • Wepo Village is located in Navajo County
  • Cottonwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Apache County
  • First Mesa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Mesa
    • First Mesa is located in Navajo County
  • Hano
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hano
    • Hano is located in Navajo County
  • Keams Canyon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Polacca
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Walpi
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpi
    • Walpi is located in Navajo County
  • Jeddito
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddito have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddito
    • Jeddito is located in Navajo County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinon ...

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

Adding Pinon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinon 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 for Pinon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pinon post office opened in 1952.

We also found Pinon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinon - 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 Pinon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pinon 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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