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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.

Tuba City within Coconino County

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

Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Tuba 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.

YearPeople Change
20108,611
20208,072-539 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

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.

Tuba City Boarding School, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba City, Coconino County, AZ
Tuba City Boarding School, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba City, Coconino County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Tuba City Boarding School, Castlerock Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba City, Coconino County, AZ
Tuba City Boarding School, Castlerock Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba City, Coconino County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Tuba City Boarding School, Manuelito Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba City, Coconino County, AZ
Tuba City Boarding School, Manuelito Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba City, Coconino County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

45 since 1994

Regional 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 burning26
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Fireworks2
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2018Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresHopi AgencyBUTTERFLY
4 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor1.4 acresNavajo Region Fire and Aviation ManagementDODSONPARK
30 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor30 acresHopi AgencyPASTURE CANYON 2
15 September 1994Debris and open burning1.4 acresNavajo Region Fire and Aviation ManagementETSITTYSPR
26 August 2019Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresHopi AgencyCOTTON
7 July 2018Debris and open burning1.5 acresHopi AgencyTUUVI
7 July 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreNavajo Region Fire and Aviation ManagementKERLY VLY1
4 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHopi AgencyMOENKOPI

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coconino County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Coconino County

Storms near this place

16 since 1996

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2024Funnel CloudTuba City-A cold air funnel was observed near Tuba City at 500 PM. Unable to verify if it touched down at any point.
July 2022Flash FloodTuba 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 2012Heavy RainTuba 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 2012Heavy RainTuba City-Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused minor flooding in much of Tuba City with damaged landscaping and washed out driveways.
September 2012Heavy RainTuba City-Tuba City Police reported minor flooding from heavy rain in the Kerley Valley. Water covered Highway160 and caused a temporary road closure.
September 2006Heavy RainTuba City-Heavy rain was reported in the Tuba City area with water running over roads.
October 2006Funnel CloudTuba City-Two Tuba City police officers in different locations saw a funnel cloud over Tuba City.
October 2006Flash FloodTuba 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 2006Thunderstorm WindTuba 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 2005Heavy RainTuba 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 2005HailTuba City-One inch diameter hail was reported 5 miles east of Tuba City
September 2003Flash FloodTuba City-Heavy rain caused significant flooding in and around the town of Tuba City.
September 2002Flash FloodTuba 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 1999Funnel CloudTuba City-Law enforcement officials reported a funnel cloud at the intersection of highways 89 and 160.
October 2003Flash FloodTuba City-no account filed
May 1996Funnel CloudTuba City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Coconino County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Moenkopi1.9 miles19
Moenave5.2 miles19
Rare Metals5.6 miles19
Willow Springs9.0 miles20
Hidden Springs Mission9.0 miles20
Tonalea19.5 miles16
Coal Mine Mesa20.0 miles18
Cameron20.1 miles21

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 CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1013162The 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.