Tuba City, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Tuba City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86045. It lies near Dynamite Hill. The Survey maps it on the Tuba City quadrangle. 8,072 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,961 feet above sea level.
On record in Tuba City
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 2 records
Krenz-Kerley Trading Postlisted 1998- Tuba Trading Postlisted 1996
Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records
- Tuba City Boarding School, Castlerock Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba Cityfederal building survey, 9 photographs
- Tuba City Boarding School, Manuelito Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba Cityfederal building survey, 12 photographs
- Tuba City Boarding School, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba Cityfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Tuba City Boarding School, Tuba Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba Cityfederal building survey, 8 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresTuba City fell from 8,611 to 8,072 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 | 8,611 | |
| 2020 | 8,072 | -539 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Echo Cliffs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1891 USGS Echo Cliffs quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1956 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Tuba City quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Tuba City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
3 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Tuba City between 1994 and 2020, burning about 384 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Hopi Agency | BUTTERFLY |
| 4 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.4 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | DODSONPARK |
| 30 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 acres | Hopi Agency | PASTURE CANYON 2 |
| 15 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | ETSITTYSPR |
| 26 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Hopi Agency | COTTON |
| 7 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Hopi Agency | TUUVI |
| 7 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | KERLY VLY1 |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hopi Agency | MOENKOPI |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tuba City: 3 unknowns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuba City in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 5 flash flood, 5 heavy rain, 4 funnel cloud, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Tuba City | - | A cold air funnel was observed near Tuba City at 500 PM. Unable to verify if it touched down at any point. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Tuba City | - | Flash flooding was reported on the north side of Tuba City washed away dirt roads and people had to be rescued from the water. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Tuba City | - | Heavy rain caused street flooding in Tuba City with water entering homes. Highway 89 had water and debris on the roadway. Water was flowing in Moenkpi Wash. |
| September 2012 | Heavy Rain | Tuba City | - | Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused minor flooding in much of Tuba City with damaged landscaping and washed out driveways. |
| September 2012 | Heavy Rain | Tuba City | - | Tuba City Police reported minor flooding from heavy rain in the Kerley Valley. Water covered Highway160 and caused a temporary road closure. |
| September 2006 | Heavy Rain | Tuba City | - | Heavy rain was reported in the Tuba City area with water running over roads. |
| October 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Tuba City | - | Two Tuba City police officers in different locations saw a funnel cloud over Tuba City. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Tuba City | - | Heavy rain from a severe thunderstrom caused flash flooding over Highway 160 southwest of Tuba City. The road was closed until the flood water wend down and the road could be cleard of debris. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuba City | - | Sustained winds of 60 to 70 MPH with higher gusts were reported in Tuba City. Roof toops were blown off some houses and windows were blown out of a grocery store. Structure damage and minor injuries from airborne debris were reported from severe straight line winds. Many small branches, and some branches, and a few trees were toppled from the winds. The damage covered a broad path of about two miles wide across Tuba City. Power was knocked out from Page to Tuba City to Kayenta. |
| August 2005 | Heavy Rain | Tuba City | - | Heavy rain caused flooding on Highway 160 between Tuba City and Highway 89. The road between Tuba City and the Tuba City Airport also flooded. Both roads were closed. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Tuba City | - | One inch diameter hail was reported 5 miles east of Tuba City |
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | Tuba City | - | Heavy rain caused significant flooding in and around the town of Tuba City. |
| September 2002 | Flash Flood | Tuba City | - | Heavy rain caused street and house flooding in Tuba City. Extensive flooding was reported in 30 to 40 homes. Indian Route 618 and Blue Ridge Road had several washouts that stranded people. A funnel cloud was also reported in the area. Heavy rain continued into the early morning hours of September 11. Some paved roads washed out with deep gullies carved in some dirt roads. Earthen dams were close to failure and pumps were being used to decrease that danger. |
| July 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Tuba City | - | Law enforcement officials reported a funnel cloud at the intersection of highways 89 and 160. |
| October 2003 | Flash Flood | Tuba City | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Tuba City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moenkopi | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Moenave | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Rare Metals | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Willow Springs | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Hidden Springs Mission | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Tonalea | 19.5 miles | 16 | |
| Coal Mine Mesa | 20.0 miles | 18 | |
| Cameron | 20.1 miles | 21 |
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 Tuba City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1013162 | 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 12802. 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.






