Nazlini Arizona Map

About Nazlini, Arizona

Nazlini is a locality in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 505. The population density is 26.2 people per km². Nazlini is located at 35.9112°N, 109.4747°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86540.

Nazlini commands the high, arid expanse of the Navajo Nation where the earth shifts from dusty ochre to deep, burnt umber under a relentless sun. It lies 47.1 miles west-northwest of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 303°T), and is situated 18.8 miles south-southeast of Chinle. Nazlini Creek traces a sinuous, silver-veined path through the landscape, carving a seasonal rhythm into the dry floor of the high desert. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Rock Mesa rises abruptly, a silent sentinel watching over the sagebrush and the sparse, resilient grasses that cling to the alkaline soil. When the light leans long and thin at dusk, the shadows of the nearby Nazlini Canyon stretch across the flats, turning the terrain into a study of violet depth and sudden, brilliant gold.

History in Nazlini remains tethered to the endurance of the land and the quiet resilience of its people, who have long maintained a pastoral economy centered on livestock and the traditional arts. The economic pulse of the region is felt in the steady movement of sheep and the preservation of weaving, crafts that have persisted through generations despite the isolation of the high plains. While the distant Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site serves as a reminder of the area’s enduring legacy of commerce and cultural exchange, life here moves with the measured pace of the seasons. Water is a precious currency, and the proximity of Ganado Lake provides a rare, shimmering reprieve from the surrounding dryness, grounding the daily existence of the people in the reality of a landscape that demands both respect and deep, quiet observation.

About This Nazlini Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nazlini, Arizona. Coordinates: 35.911225, -109.474672. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Nazlini includes the ZIP code (86540), telephone area code (928), county seat of Apache County (St. Johns), and school district assignment (Chinle Unified District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.