Whiteriver

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Whiteriver

Total population

4,545

Median home value

$59,500

4.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$37,440

Whiteriver$37k

National$74k

Elevation1574 m

Land area40.88 km²

Weather81°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates33.84°, -109.96°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Whiteriver is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 4,104 at the 2010 census, making it the largest settlement on the reservation.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Whiteriver, AZ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Frank B. Upham

United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient (1872-1939)

Marie Nordstrom

American actress (1886-1979)

Walter L. Reed

career United States Army officer

Laura Ortman

American musician

Cortlandt Parker

American Army general

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Arizona

• Rainbow City
  2.5 mi away
• Turkey Creek
  2.8 mi away
• Seven Mile
  3.6 mi away
• Fort Apache
  3.8 mi away
• Canyon Day
  6.1 mi away
• North Fork
  11.8 mi away
• Cedar Creek
  13.9 mi away
• Pinetop Country Club
  19.5 mi away
• Pinetop-Lakeside
  21.3 mi away
• Lake of the Woods
  21.7 mi away
• Carrizo
  23.3 mi away
• Wagon Wheel
  25 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Whiteriver

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Paddy Creek, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 23 mi
• Wildfire Butte, Gila, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 26 mi
• Wildfire Campwood, Yavapai, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 187 mi
• Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 210 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).