The top destinations are Flagstaff (20%), Phoenix (15%) and St. Michaels (12%). Among 141 Arizona towns, just 10 have a lower middle household income than Leupp; even so, for residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 24%. Leupp: 3.7% of working residents work locally, where Arizona’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 8%.

4%work in town

	Leupp	Arizona towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	54 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	24%	12%	9.6%
Median household income	$45,000	$69,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	3.7%	10%	8%

Where working residents work

In Leupp4%

Flagstaff20%

Phoenix15%

St. Michaels12%

Winslow6%

90 mi

median commute distance

495

jobs based in Leupp

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here495 jobs based here · A job hub Where people work4% work in Leupp Commute times54 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 90 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Leupp’s kids attend

Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Flagstaff Unified District. The 2 public schools in Leupp teach 253 students between them.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Leupp Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	132	D⁻
Leupp School Inc.Largest public high schoolGrades K–12	Grades K–12	121	–

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The districtsFlagstaff Unified District (4192)Every school2 schools · Leupp Public School Questions“Are Leupp’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

In Leupp, expect four seasons and hot summers

July afternoons reach 97° and January nights drop to 22°.

97°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–52°

Spring38–74°

Summer59–95°

Fall40–75°

Oct 18

typical first frost

Apr 27

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

97°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 97°, January lows 22°Rain & snow7″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Leupp faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Compared with 66% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Leupp is higher. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by avalanches at 33%.

66risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingAvalanchesLightning

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters22 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Leupp than in most of Arizona or the rest of the country

Leupp: 35% of adults say their health is fair or poor, above both Arizona’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (19%), and on top of that among adults in the town, 38% feel lonely. Only 8 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Leupp. CDC measures, 32 in all: Leupp beats Arizona on 2 and trails on 26.

	Leupp	Arizona towns	U.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	35%	21%	19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	27%	13%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	18%	13%	12%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	24%	16%	17%

32 measures vs. Arizona

2 better4 too close to call26 worse

What stands out	Leupp	AZ
Fewer adults who have had cancer	7.1%	8.8%
Fewer binge drinkers	12.9%	15.3%
More adults facing a utility shut-off	20.1%	7.2%

Little Colorado Medical Center

25.2 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

Full pageLeupp’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby25.2 miles to an ER · Little Colorado Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than AZ on 2 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Leupp is conserved land

8.7 miles of trail. The trail network density for Leupp comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 8,642 acres

8.7 mi

of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

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Trail map8.7 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Leupp?”

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Everything we know about Leupp

18pages on Leupp

The big questions

Schools2 schools HealthBetter than AZ on 2 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$45K median household income · 495 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 66% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors9 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions12 nearby · Roden Crater 17 mi LibraryWinslow Public Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1905 Famous people1 born in Leupp Climate97° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 86035 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Leupp; the nearest are

Indian Bible CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Flagstaff35 mi$7,980 tuition Coconino Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Flagstaff37.3 mi$2,907 in-state tuition Northern Arizona UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Flagstaff37.4 mi$13,009 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Leupp residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A job hub

Every workday, about 491 people come to Leupp for work

Where Leupp’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

495jobs based in Leupp

4%of working residents work in town

90 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Leupp

Community in Coconino County, Arizona, United States

Leupp LOOP (Navajo: Tsiizizii) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 951 at the 2010 census. In 1902 an Indian boarding school was constructed here, administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It had been closed before the US entry into World War II. In 1942 the facility was converted for use as the Leupp Isolation Center, designed to detain Japanese and Japanese-American internees from the several larger internment camps established by the War Relocation Authority to hold citizens and immigrants from the West Coast. They were sent here if characterized as troublemakers; some were men trying to regain their r…

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Area: 14 sq mi
Elevation: 4,764 ft
ZIP code: 86035
Area code: 928

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Leupp stands out in Arizona and nationally: the average trip to work there is longer