Town guide

Tonalea, Arizona

Tonalea is a community in Coconino County, Arizona, home to about 205 people across 9.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 86044.

Population20521 per sq mi
Median household income$33,681Census

ZIP codes in Tonalea

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
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Around Tonalea

Distances

Nearest major airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)235 miles away
Closer regional airportPage Municipal Airport (PGA)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Phoenix, AZ228 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Tonalea; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Tonalea

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Tonalea had 451 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.

It’s the 353rd largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.

Coconino County grew from 5,514 residents in 1900 to 145,101 in 2020.

Tonalea population by census2000: 562, 2010: 549, 2020: 451562200054920104512020

Coconino County, 1900–2020

Coconino County population, 1900 to 20201900: 5,514, 1910: 8,130, 1920: 9,982, 1930: 14,064, 1940: 18,770, 1950: 23,910, 1960: 41,857, 1970: 48,326, 1980: 75,008, 1990: 96,591, 2000: 116,320, 2010: 134,421, 2020: 145,1016K’00’1010K’20’3019K’40’5042K’60’7075K’80’90116K’00’10145K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 11.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TonaleaJan: high 40°F, low 22°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 25°F, 1 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 30°F, 0.8 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 35°F, 0.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 44°F, 0.6 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 55°F, 0.2 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 60°F, 1.2 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 58°F, 1.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 52°F, 1.2 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 41°F, 1 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 30°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 22°F, 1.2 in40°22°Jan1.244°25°Feb1.053°30°Mar0.861°35°Apr0.671°44°May0.682°55°Jun0.286°60°Jul1.283°58°Aug1.576°52°Sep1.264°41°Oct1.051°30°Nov0.740°22°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Betatakin, AZ weather station (17 miles away).

Jobs in Coconino County

51,178 jobs at 3,955 businesses in Coconino County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Coconino CountyHotels and restaurants: 14,573 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 8,958 jobs; Retail trade: 8,234 jobs; Construction: 3,035 jobs; Other services: 2,379 jobs; Professional services: 1,929 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 1,880 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,746 jobsHotels and restaurants 29% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 16% Construction 6% Other services 5% Professional services 4% Arts, entertainment and recreation 4% Manufacturing 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tonalea.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kayenta Alternative Rural HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Kayenta31.9 miles
  • Page HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Page36.8 miles
  • Tuba City Regional Health Care CorporationGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Tuba City48.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists2
Pharmacies1

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.

Schools in Tonalea

Public schools here are run by Naa Tsis'aan Community School, Tonalea Day School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Naa Tsis'aan Community SchoolTonaleaK–868Public24.6 mi
Tonalea Day SchoolTonaleaK–8140Public27.3 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 Navajo Mountain.

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