Moenkopi, Arizona
CDP
About Moenkopi
Moenkopi, AZ is a small unincorporated community located in northern Arizona.
Moenkopi holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.51 square miles.
📰 Moenkopi News Today
- Historic photographs and records show profound transformation of a dryland river over the last 100 years usgs.gov · Feb 15
- Magnetostratigraphy of the Triassic Moenkopi Formation From the Continuous Cores Recovered in Colorado Plateau Coring Project Phase 1 (CPCP-1), Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA: Correlation of the Early to Middle Triassic Strata and Biota in AGU Publications · Sep 4
- 'Suspect' killed during FBI shooting in northern Arizona ABC15 Arizona · Mar 3
- Moenkopi, AZ Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 10
- Triassic Tracks in the Moenkopi Formation National Park Service (.gov) · Aug 4
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Moenkopi Unique
- The only place in America named Moenkopi — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Arizona, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 22 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Moenkopi
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- China Star Restaurant — american chinese
- Denny's — american
- Tuuvi Cafe (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Greasewood Place · Attraction
- Three Wise Men · Attraction
- Western Navajo Nation Fairgrounds · Theme park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateArizona
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.51 sq mi
Coordinates36.1125, -111.2213