Explore North Fork, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Fork, Arizona. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arizona or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to North Fork.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | North Fork |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Navajo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 34.01057 |
| Longitude | -109.959543 |
| Population | 1,467 |
| Density | 9.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 85941 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| County Seat | Holbrook |
| School District | Whiteriver Unified District |
North Fork holds its quiet dominion over a landscape defined by the rugged, sun-baked expanse of the high desert. It lies 10.1 miles south of Pinetop Lakeside, AZ (from Pinetop Lakeside, AZ: bearing 180°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-southwest of Pinetop Country Club. A mile away, the persistent trickle of Deer Spring Creek cuts through the parched earth, providing a vital, narrow ribbon of moisture that sustains the local flora before the ground rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim. Three miles out, the open, level expanse of Miner Flat stretches toward the horizon, while the waters of Bull Pasture Tank shimmer under the relentless clarity of the afternoon sun. The light here has a peculiar, sharpening quality, casting long, violet shadows across the dry brush as evening approaches and the temperature drops with sudden, desert efficiency.
North Fork carries the weight of a long heritage rooted in the traditions of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, whose stewardship shapes the identity and governance of the region. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the careful management of timber and natural resources, reflecting a way of life that prioritizes endurance over rapid expansion. Seven miles away, the protected expanse of Unknown Park serves as a reminder of the quiet preservation efforts that define the surrounding territory. Daily life in North Fork moves with an unforced, deliberate pace, where the seasonal arrival of monsoon thunderheads provides the only true interruption to the steady, enduring work of the people who call this high, arid plateau home.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Fork, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.01057, -109.959543. 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 North Fork includes the ZIP code (85941), telephone area code (928), county seat of Navajo County (Holbrook), and school district assignment (Whiteriver Unified District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |