Greasewood is a community in Apache County, Arizona, home to about 335 people across 5.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 86505.
Part is in Greasewood, part in Ganado and Burnside
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)172 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM168 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ207 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Greasewood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Greasewood had 372 residents in the 2020 census, down 36% since 2000.
It’s the 313th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
Apache County grew from 8,297 residents in 1900 to 66,021 in 2020.
Apache County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 11.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Window Rock Ap, AZ weather station (27 miles away).
6,112 jobs at 442 businesses in Apache County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Greasewood.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 11 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 10 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Ganado Unified School District (4157), Greasewood Springs Community School Inc., Kin Dah Lichi'i Olta and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganado Primary SchoolGanado | Pre-K–2 | 162 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Greasewood Springs Community School Inc.Ganado | K–8 | 109 | Public | 21.8 mi |
| Kin Dah Lichi'i OltaGanado | K–6 | 143 | Public | 7.1 mi |
| Nazlini Community SchoolGanado | K–6 | 56 | Public | 13.7 mi |
| Ganado Intermediate SchoolGanado | 3–5 | 194 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Ganado Middle SchoolGanado | 6–8 | 234 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Ganado High SchoolGanado | 9–12 | 390 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| NATIVE - Ganado High SchoolGanado | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ganado, Burnside, Steamboat, Cornfields, Klagetoh and Toyei.
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