Sun Valley is a community in Navajo County, Arizona, home to about 74 people across 32 square miles. Its ZIP code is 86029, and parts of 86025 are in Sun Valley too.
Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Sun Valley
Mostly Holbrook; part is in Sun Valley
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sun Valley. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)152 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Show Low Regional Airport (SOW)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Mesa, AZ142 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ149 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sun Valley; 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.
Sun Valley had 153 residents in the 2020 census, down 52% since 2010.
It’s the 404th 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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 8.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Holbrook, AZ weather station (5 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native American Christian AcademySun Valley | K–12 | 28 | Church of the Nazarene | 2.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Holbrook and Woodruff.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.