Houck Arizona Map
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Interactive Map of Houck, Arizona
| City | Houck |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Apache County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.269308 |
| Longitude | -109.22344 |
| Population | 886 |
| Density | 8.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 86506 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| County Seat | St. Johns |
| School District | Sanders Unified District |
About Houck, Arizona
Houck is a locality in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 886. The population density is 8.1 people per km². Houck is located at 35.2693°N, 109.2234°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86506.Houck occupies a stretch of high-desert plateau where the horizon pulls wide and thin, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Black Creek. It lies 31.2 miles west-southwest of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 237°T), and is situated 24.8 miles northwest of Zuni Pueblo. The landscape here is characterized by an arid, expansive serenity, where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun dips behind the distant, jagged silhouette of Torrivio Ridge. Only a few miles away, the rugged, sun-bleached fissures of Box Canyon break the monotony of the plains, while the nearby State Trust Land offers a quiet expanse of scrub and sage. At dusk, the light turns a bruised, singular violet, transforming the dusty ground into a field of shifting shadows that seem to move with the cooling wind.
History in Houck remains etched into the quiet endurance of those who cultivate a life amidst the resilient, dry-land vegetation and sparse water sources. The local economy relies heavily on the rhythms of the land and the transit of the modern world, as the passage of time is marked here not by grand monuments, but by the slow, seasonal shifts in the quality of the air and the occasional movement toward Middle Tank. Life in Houck maintains a deliberate, unadorned pace, deeply connected to the cultural heritage of the surrounding Navajo Nation. It is a place of mile-deep silences, where the community persists with a quiet, grounded dignity, finding beauty in the stark, unvarnished reality of the high plateau.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 239° SW
- Arizona Welcome Sign (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 058° NE
- Yellowhorse Trading Post (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 057° NE
- Arizona Boundary (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 057° NE
- Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 054° NE
- Wide Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 280° W
- Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 24.6 mi, 238° SW · 148k acres
- Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 124° SE
- Hawikuh Pueblo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 26.9 mi, 150° SE
- Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.0 mi, 255° W · 53k acres
- Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 28.2 mi, 018° N
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 30.1 mi, 019° N
- Wind Biker (Public Artwork) — 32.4 mi, 057° NE
- George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 056° NE
- Santa Fe Caboose (Attraction) — 32.6 mi, 056° NE
- Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 33.3 mi, 085° E · 1.6M acres
- No Name Point (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 247° SW
- Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 059° NE
- Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 328° NW
- Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 061° NE
- Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 39.6 mi, 064° NE
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 40.6 mi, 071° E
- El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 50.9 mi, 107° E · 1,040 acres
- Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 58.0 mi, 085° E
- El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 60.3 mi, 115° SE · 263k acres
- Eagle Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 61.9 mi, 156° SE · 44k acres
- El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 64.3 mi, 108° E · 109k acres
- El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 65.2 mi, 109° E · 98k acres
- West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 65.7 mi, 117° SE · 40k acres
- Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 75.1 mi, 194° S · 1.8M acres
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About This Houck Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Houck, Arizona. Coordinates: 35.269308, -109.22344. 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 Houck includes the ZIP code (86506), telephone area code (928), county seat of Apache County (St. Johns), and school district assignment (Sanders 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
