Sedona, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86336. It lies near Bear Wallow Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Sedona quadrangle. 9,684 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,327 feet above sea level.
On record in Sedona
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 7 records
Chapel of the Holy Crosslisted 2011
Hart Storelisted 2007
Jordan Ranchlisted 2004
W. W. Midgley Bridgelisted 1989
Pendley Homestead Historic Districtlisted 1991
Sedona Ranger Stationlisted 2008- Taylor Cabin Line Camplisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresSedona fell from 10,031 to 9,684 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,031 | |
| 2020 | 9,684 | -347 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1887 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1923 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
219 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 219 fires within 5 miles of Sedona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,463 acres in total. 76 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 |
| Natural | 76 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 10-0002821 |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sedona Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 29 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | THOMPSON |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 14-0003012 |
| 23 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | PICK |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sedona Fire District | NOT NAMED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sedona: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sedona in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 flash flood, 3 heavy rain, 3 hail, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Sedona | - | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused a 2.3 foot rise on Oak Creek in Sedona. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Sedona | - | The stream gauge on Oak Creek in Sedona rose above action stage at (7 feet) at 900 AM on March 21. It reached a peak of 16.35 feet at 600 AM on March 22 and then dropped below 7 feet around 1100 PM March 22. Flood stage is at 14.0 feet. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Sedona | - | Heavy rain caused Oak Creek to rise 1.5 feet at the gauge in Sedona (OAKA3). |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Sedona | - | Heavy rain and rushing water caused a rock fall on Highway 89A just north of Sedona. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Sedona | - | The river gauge on Oak Creek in Sedona (Tlaquepaque) showed a 3 foot rise starting around 215 PM MST and peaked around 230 PM MST. The thunderstorm was moving from north to south through Oak Creek Canyon and then out over the Sedona area. Smaller washes then started flowing and caused the closure of several roads (Back 'O Beyond, Sunset Drive, and Doodlebug Drive). |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Sedona | - | Heavy rain fell over Sedona and flooded a portion of Highway 179 blocking traffic. |
| September 2008 | Hail | Sedona | - | A thunderstorm produce hail close to the size of nickles from The Village of Oak Creek to Sedona. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Sedona | - | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused flooding in the Sedona area. Mud, boulders, and high water blocked Highway 179 south side of Sedona. Some vehicles were stalled in the high water. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Sedona | - | Two resorts just north of Sedona reported 3/4 inch to 1 inch diameter hail for about 5 minutes. |
| August 2005 | Heavy Rain | Sedona | - | A spotter in Sedona reported 1.46 inches of rain in 45 minutes. The power was knocked out. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedona | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down tree limbs in Sedona. Water was flowing over streets in downtown Sedona. |
| September 2003 | Hail | Sedona | - | Quarter sized (1 inch diameter) hail was reported in southeast Sedona. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedona | - | A tree was blown down in Sedona. |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Sedona | - | A lightning casued fire burned 84 acers on Mt Wilson in the Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness 4 miles north of Sedona. About 90 firefighters hiked in 5 miles to fight the blaze. A helicoper and an air tanker were also used to help put out the fire. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Sedona | - | Doppler radar estimates of 2 plus inches of rain per hour caused flash flooding and mudslides in Oak Creek Canyon. A 4 foot tall slab of mud was left on Highway 89A in the Indian Gardens section of the canyon. Nearby, the Schnebly Hill underpass was flooded with water three feet deep and debris across the road. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Sedona | - | Highway 89a just north of Sedona was closed due to mudslides and 3 feet of water across the roadway.Highway 179 in Sedona was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2000 | Heavy Rain | Sedona | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Flood | Sedona | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Waterspout | Sedona | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Creek Mobilodge | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Indian Gardens | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Oak Creek Canyon | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Munds Park | 8.3 miles | 23 | |
| Stoneman Lake | 14.5 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Joseph Youth Camp | 15.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mountainaire | 15.7 miles | 30 | |
| Mormon Lake | 16.0 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sedona | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q80041 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 34242. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










