White Mountain Lake is a community in Navajo County, Arizona, home to about 2,910 people across 24 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85912, and parts of 85901 are in White Mountain Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $309 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly White Mountain Lake
Mostly Show Low; part is in White Mountain Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside White Mountain Lake. 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)128 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Show Low Regional Airport (SOW)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Mesa, AZ115 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ128 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of White Mountain Lake; 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.
White Mountain Lake had 2,335 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2010.
It’s the 131st 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 15.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Show Low Ap, AZ weather station (2 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Show Low, Linden, Wagon Wheel, Pinetop-Lakeside and Shumway.
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.