Taylor is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, home to about 4,183 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85939.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Taylor; also Shumway
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Taylor. 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)130 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Show Low Regional Airport (SOW)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Mesa, AZ118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ129 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Taylor; 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.
Taylor had 3,995 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.
It’s the 107th 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 (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).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Taylor.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 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.
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.
Established in 1878.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Snowflake Unified District (4391), Career Development Inc. (4400). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Elementary SchoolSnowflake | K–3 | 269 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Taylor Intermediate SchoolTaylor | K–6 | 234 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Northern AZ Academy for Career Dev. - TaylorTaylor | 7–12 | 59 | Charter, Alternative Education | 3.0 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 Shumway.
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