Chinle, Arizona

Chinle, Arizona
Chíńlį́
Location in Apache County and Arizona
Location in Apache County and Arizona
Chinle is located in Arizona
Chinle
Chinle
Location in Arizona
Chinle is located in the United States
Chinle
Chinle
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°09′02″N 109°34′47″W / 36.15056°N 109.57972°W / 36.15056; -109.57972
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyApache
Area
 • Total
16.32 sq mi (42.26 km2)
 • Land16.29 sq mi (42.19 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation5,506 ft (1,678 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,573
 • Density280.71/sq mi (108.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
86503
Area code928
FIPS code04-12770
GNIS feature ID2408029[2]

Chinle (Navajo: Chíńlį́) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The name in Navajo means 'flowing out' and is a reference to the location where the water flows out of the Canyon de Chelly.[3] The population was 4,518 at the 2010 census.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chinle, Arizona
  3. ^ "Chinle Chapter". Chinle Chapter of the Navajo Nation. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chinle CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2013.