Chinle is located in Apache County in the northeast corner of Arizona with a resident population of about 5,000 and provides services for more than 8,000 surrounding residents. To learn more about the population, the Chinle Census Data is available.

The Tseyi’ Shopping Center opened in 1981 and features a grocery store, pizzeria, post office, laundromat, and hardware store. In town, there are public schools, gas stations, convenience stores, motels, restaurants, fast food places, colleges, a hospital and several federal, state, and tribal offices.

The Chinle Unified School District provides schools for Kindergarten through 12th grades and boasts over 4,000 students making it one of the largest school districts on the Navajo Nation. There are also branches of two colleges, Dine’ College and Navajo Technical University, to serve residents seeking degrees.

The Chinle Indian Health Service Hospital opened in 1983 and includes a 60 bed facility that serves more than 37,000 patients. The hospital offers primary care, intensive care, general surgery and 24-hour emergency room services.