Peridot, Arizona

Peridot, Arizona
Peridot, Arizona
Census-designated place
	Spring wildflowers near Peridot
	Location in Gila County and the state of Arizona
	Peridot, Arizona Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 33°18′14″N 110°27′18″W / 33.30389°N 110.45500°W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	Gila, Graham
Area
• Total	5.46 sq mi (14.15 km2)
• Land	5.46 sq mi (14.14 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	2,635 ft (803 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,308
• Density	239.52/sq mi (92.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code	85542
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-54190
GNIS feature ID	2409055

Peridot (Western Apache: Tséé Dotłʼizh "Blue Rock"^[3]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila and Graham counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 1,350 at the 2010 census.^[4]

Peridot is named for the mineral peridot, found in basalt flows nearby.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peridot, Arizona
^ William J. de Reuse (2006), A Practical Grammar of the San Carlos Apache Language, Lincom Europa
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Peridot CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 2, 2016.^{[dead link]}