Keams Canyon is a community in Navajo County, Arizona, home to about 379 people across 17 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 86034.
Mostly Whitecone; part is in Keams Canyon
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| Nearest major airport | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)191 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)86 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Mesa, AZ185 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ185 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Keams Canyon; 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.
Keams Canyon had 265 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 301st largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
Navajo County grew from 8,829 residents in 1900 to 106,717 in 2020.
Navajo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 8.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canyon De Chelly, AZ weather station (48 miles away).
20,516 jobs at 1,860 businesses in Navajo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Keams Canyon.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by Cedar Unified District (4395), Keams Canyon Elementary School, Hopi Jr/Sr High School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddito SchoolJeddito | Pre-K–8 | 142 | Public | 8.5 mi |
| Keams Canyon Elementary SchoolKeams Canyon | K–6 | 67 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Hopi Jr/Sr High SchoolKeams Canyon | 7–12 | 493 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| NATIVE - Hopi HSKeams Canyon | 9–12 | 57 | Career and Technical | 1.4 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 Whitecone, Low Mountain, Jeddito and First Mesa.
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