Snowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, home to about 6,444 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85937.
Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)132 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Show Low Regional Airport (SOW)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Mesa, AZ120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ131 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Snowflake; 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.
Snowflake had 6,104 residents in the 2020 census, up 37% since 2000.
It’s the 84th 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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 11 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Snowflake, AZ weather station (about a mile 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).
50 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Snowflake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 8 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 13 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| 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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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 Snowflake Unified District (4391), Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211), Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technolog (78786). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflake PreschoolSnowflake | Pre-K | 18 | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| George Washington AcademySnowflake | K–8 | 124 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| Highland Primary SchoolSnowflake | K–3 | 503 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Snowflake Intermediate SchoolSnowflake | 4–6 | 423 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| NAVIT - Snowflake High SchoolSnowflake | 6–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.8 mi |
| Snowflake Junior High SchoolSnowflake | 6–9 | 434 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| NAVIT - Northland Pioneer College SCCSnowflake | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.6 mi |
| NAVIT - Payson High SchoolPayson | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 73.5 mi |
| Snowflake High SchoolSnowflake | 9–12 | 949 | Public | 0.8 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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