Welcome to Whiteriver ...

Whiteriver is located in Navajo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiteriver, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Whiteriver is 5,240 feet [1,597 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Whiteriver is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Whiteriver and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Whiteriver: 928

The ZIP code for Whiteriver: 85941<3>

Communities near Whiteriver ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Whiteriver.

Canyon Day
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Day
- Canyon Day is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canyon Day
- From Whiteriver to Canyon Day
Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedar Creek
- From Whiteriver to Cedar Creek
McNary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
- McNary is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNary <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McNary
- From Whiteriver to McNary
Pinetop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinetop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop
- Pinetop is located in Navajo County
Carrizo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
- Carrizo is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carrizo
- From Whiteriver to Carrizo
Lakeside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Navajo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakeside
- From Whiteriver to Lakeside
Pinetop - Lakeside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop - Lakeside
- Pinetop - Lakeside is located in Navajo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetop - Lakeside <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinetop - Lakeside
- From Whiteriver to Pinetop - Lakeside
Show Low
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Show Low
- Show Low is located in Navajo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Show Low <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Show Low
- From Whiteriver to Show Low

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiteriver. See our Newspapers Page for Whiteriver.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteriver ...

Looking for more information about Whiteriver? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Whiteriver, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whiteriver.

Adding Whiteriver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whiteriver in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whiteriver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Whiteriver post office opened in 1896.

We also found Whiteriver on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiteriver.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiteriver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Whiteriver). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whiteriver or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/