Snowflake, Arizona

Snowflake, Arizona
Snowflake, Arizona
Town
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	Location of Snowflake in Navajo County, Arizona.
	Snowflake Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 34°31′20″N 110°05′29″W / 34.52222°N 110.09139°W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Navajo
Founded	1878
Founded by	Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Body	Snowflake Town Council
• Mayor	Byron Lewis
Area
• Total	33.80 sq mi (87.54 km2)
• Land	33.74 sq mi (87.39 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation	5,686 ft (1,733 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,104
• Density	180.91/sq mi (69.85/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (no DST/PDT)
ZIP codes	85937, 85942
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-67800
GNIS ID(s)	2413301
Website	Town of Snowflake

Snowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon pioneers.^[4] Snowflake is 25 miles (40 km) south of Interstate 40 (formerly U.S. Route 66) via Highway 77. The Apache Railway provides freight service.

^ Taylor, Merri (August 19, 2022). "Snowflake new mayor". White Mountain Independent. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snowflake, Arizona
^ History of Snowflake, AZ