Welcome to Woodruff ...

Woodruff is located in Navajo County<1>.

Woodruff was established in 1876.

Woodruff is 5,140 feet [1,567 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Woodruff is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Woodruff lies within the (928) area code.

The ZIP code for Woodruff: 85942<3>

Communities Also Named Woodruff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Woodruff: This one is located in Navajo County and the other is located in Apache County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 20 communities that are also named Woodruff - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodruff ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Woodruff.

• Snowflake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Snowflake is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowflake <4>
• Holbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Holbrook is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <4>
• Clearview Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Heights
  • Clearview Heights is located in Navajo County
• Sun Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <4>
• Adamana ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamana
  • Adamana is located in Apache County
• Joseph City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph City
  • Joseph City is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph City <4>
• Taylor
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• White Mountain Lakes Estates
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mountain Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lakes Estates
  • White Mountain Lakes Estates is located in Navajo County
• White Mountain Lake
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lake
  • White Mountain Lake is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain Lake <4>

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 Woodruff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodruff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodruff. 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 Woodruff.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodruff ...

Looking for more information about Woodruff? 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 Woodruff, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Woodruff.

Adding Woodruff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodruff 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 Woodruff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Woodruff post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodruff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodruff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/