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Welcome to Sunrise ...

Sunrise is located in Coconino County<1>.

Sunrise is 4,690 feet [1,430 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sunrise is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sunrise lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Sunrise: 928

Communities Also Named Sunrise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Sunrise - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunrise.

Communities near Sunrise ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunrise.

  • Canyon Diablo ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Canyon Diablo is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Diablo
  • Sunshine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Tolani Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tolani Lake is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolani Lake
  • Two Guns ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Two Guns is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Guns
  • Meteor City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Meteor City is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor City
  • Angell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Angell is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angell
  • Lechee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lechee is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lechee
  • Winslow West
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Winslow West is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow West
  • Winslow
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset City is located in Navajo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sunrise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunrise.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunrise. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunrise.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunrise ...

Looking for more information about Sunrise? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sunrise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunrise.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Coconino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunrise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.