Shumway Arizona Map

About Shumway, Arizona

Shumway is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 347. The population density is 45.6 people per km². Shumway is located at 34.4145°N, 110.0649°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 85901, 85939.

Shumway occupies a quiet stretch of high-desert plateau where the persistent flow of Silver Creek carves a narrow, verdant vein through the arid landscape. It lies 10.8 miles north-northwest of Show Low, AZ (from Show Low, AZ: bearing 347°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of Snowflake. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, sharp clarity, bleaching the grasses to a pale straw color and casting long, indigo shadows across the open expanse of State Trust Land that borders the properties. Two miles to the north, the gentle depression of Walnut Draw collects the seasonal runoff, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim anchors the southern horizon like a bruised purple wall. The air remains thin and dry, smelling faintly of sun-baked earth and the resinous sap of distant pines from the Lakeside Ranger District, carrying a stillness that feels as though it has pooled in the basins for centuries.

Shumway emerged from the labor of early settlers who recognized the utility of the nearby water, turning the surrounding plains into a patchwork of modest homesteads and grazing fields. Economic life remains tied to the rhythms of the land, defined by small-scale agriculture and the quiet maintenance of fences against the encroaching scrub. While the nearby waters of Schoens Lake provide a reflective stillness to the landscape, the daily pulse of the locality is measured by the slow turn of farm equipment and the shifting light that dictates the hours of labor. Life in Shumway persists with an unadorned, deliberate grace, where the work of the day is punctuated only by the distant, sudden roll of monsoon thunderheads gathering over the high country.

About This Shumway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shumway, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.414544, -110.064907. 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 Shumway includes the ZIP code (85901, 85939), telephone area code (928), county seat of Navajo County (Holbrook), and school district assignment (Snowflake 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.