Cornfields Arizona Map

About Cornfields, Arizona

Cornfields is a locality in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 221. The population density is 220.5 people per km². Cornfields is located at 35.6522°N, 109.6793°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86505.

Cornfields occupies a vast, high-desert expanse where the earth wears the color of dried clay and the horizon stretches into a wide, unblinking clarity. It lies 53.3 miles west of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 280°T), and is situated 34.4 miles west of Fort Defiance. The land here does not rush, instead holding the silence of the Mai Dagi basin, where the shadows of passing clouds move like slow, dark ink across the scrub. To the west, the sharp silhouette of Gah Chidi rises against the sky, a singular point of focus amidst the open plains. Nearby, the Pueblo Colorado Wash cuts a shallow, meandering vein through the dry soil, its path a reminder of the water that occasionally carves through this arid geography, leaving behind a fine, pale dust that catches the sharp, golden light of late afternoon.

Cornfields carries the weight of a long, quiet endurance, defined by the enduring presence of the Navajo people and the slow, deliberate pace of life on the plateau. A few miles away, the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site serves as a physical anchor to the region’s past, preserving the commerce and cultural exchange that helped define this territory long ago. The local economy remains tied to the rhythm of the land and the seasonal shifts that dictate the flow of Ganado Lake, a quiet body of water that mirrors the vastness of the sky. In the cool air of dusk, the stillness of Cornfields feels absolute, a place where the modern world thins out, leaving only the grit of the ground and the immense, darkening vault of the desert heavens.

About This Cornfields Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cornfields, Arizona. Coordinates: 35.652235, -109.679276. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cornfields includes the ZIP code (86505), telephone area code (928), county seat of Apache County (St. Johns), and school district assignment (Ganado Unified District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.