This is a list of communities on the

Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation ( nv, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is a Native American reservation in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah; at roughly , the ...

, including the checkerboard, arranged alphabetically. * Alamo, New Mexico *

Aneth, Utah Aneth ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 598 at the 2000 census. The origin of the name Aneth is obscure. Geography Aneth is located at (37.205595, -109.164379). According t ...

* Baca, New Mexico *

Beclabito, New Mexico Beclabito ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 317 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Description The CDP is on the Trails o ...

* Becenti, New Mexico * Bitter Springs, Arizona * Borrego Pass, New Mexico * Brimhall Nizhoni, New Mexico *

Burnside, Arizona Burnside is a native village and census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census. Geography Burnside is located at (35.755138, -109.630277). According to t ...

* Burnt Water, Arizona * Cameron, Arizona * Casamero Lake, New Mexico * Cheechilgetto, New Mexico *

Chilchinbito, Arizona Chilchinbito ( nv, ) is a town located on the Navajo Nation, whose lands spans four state boundary lines in the Four Corners region of the United States. The town of Chilchinbito is a census-designated place (CDP) specifically in Navajo County, ...

* Chinle, Arizona *

Church Rock, New Mexico Church Rock ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,128 at the 2010 census. Church Rock is named for Church Rock, a prominent natural landmark with the same name. Navajo Nat ...

* Counselor, New Mexico * Coyote Canyon, New Mexico *

Crownpoint, New Mexico Crownpoint ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico. The population was 2,500 at the time of the 2010 census. It is located along the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New ...

Crystal, New Mexico Crystal ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in McKinley and San Juan counties in New Mexico, United States. The population was 311 at the 2010 census. It is located at the western end of the Narbona Pass. Descript ...

* Coalmine Canyon, Arizona * Dennehotso, Arizona *

Dilkon, Arizona Dilkon ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,184 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is said to be derived from the Navajo phrase "Smooth black rock" or "Bare surface.” ...

Fort Defiance, Arizona Fort Defiance ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is also located within the Navajo Nation. The population was 3,624 at the 2010 census. History The land on which Fort Defiance was eventu ...

Ganado, Arizona Ganado ( nv, ) is a chapter of the Navajo Nation and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,210 at the 2010 census. Ganado is part of the Fort Defiance Agency, of the Bureau of Indian A ...

* Greasewood, Arizona * Halchita, Utah * Hospah, New Mexico * Houck, Arizona *

Huerfano, New Mexico Huerfano ( nv, ) is a census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 ...

* Hunters Point, Arizona *

Indian Wells, Arizona Indian Wells ( nv, ) is an Census Designated Place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Indian Wells Elementary School is located in the town, it serves 600 students. It is also the name of the local Navajo chapter of the Navajo Nation Co ...

Iyanbito, New Mexico Iyanbito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The community is in the western part of the cou ...

* Jeddito, Arizona * Kaibito, Arizona *

Kayenta, Arizona Kayenta ( nv, ) is a U.S. town which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Established November 13, 1986, the Kayenta Township is the only "township" existing under the laws of the Navajo Nation, making it ...

* Kinlichee, Arizona *

Klagetoh, Arizona Klagetoh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 242 at the 2010 census. History Missionaries transcribed “Łeeyi’ tó” as Klagetoh. “Łeeyi’ tó” translates as underground w ...

Lake Valley, San Juan County, New Mexico Lake Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 64 as of the 2010 census. Geography Lake Valley is located at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau Th ...

* Lechee, Arizona *

Leupp, Arizona Leupp ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. The population was 951 at the 2010 census. In 1902 an Indian boarding school was constructed here, administered by the Burea ...

* Littlewater, New Mexico *

Lukachukai, Arizona Lukachukai ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,701 at the 2010 census. It is within the Navajo Nation. Etymology Lukachukai comes from a Navajo word translated as "a fi ...

* Many Farms, Arizona * Mariano Lake, New Mexico * Montezuma Creek, Utah *

Nageezi, New Mexico Nageezi ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 296 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. A post office was established in 1941. Nagee ...

* Nakaibito, New Mexico * Naschitti, New Mexico * Navajo, New Mexico *

Navajo Mountain, Utah Navajo Mountain ( nv, Naatsisʼáán) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in southwestern San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 379 at the 2000 census. Description The CDP is named after Navajo Mountai ...

* Nazlini, Arizona * Nenahnezad, New Mexico *

Newcomb, New Mexico Newcomb ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, ...

Oak Springs, Arizona Oak Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 63 at the 2010 census. Geography Oak Springs is located along Indian Route 12, about north of Interstate 40 and south of St. Michael ...

* Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico *

Ojo Encino, New Mexico Ojo Encino is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The community is in the northeast corner of t ...

* Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona *

Oljato–Monument Valley, Utah Oljato-Monument Valley ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 864 at the 2000 census. It is the location of Monument Valley. Geography Oljato–Monument Valley is located at (37. ...

Pinon, Arizona Pinon ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, and located in the Navajo Nation. The population was 904 at the 2010 census. Geography Pinon is located at (36.100862, -110.219387). According to the U ...

Pinedale, New Mexico Pinedale (also spelled Pine Dale) ( nv, ) is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Paddy Martinez, the Navajo American man who discovered high grade uranium ore that initiated the Grants, New Mexico uranium ...

* Pine Springs, Arizona *

Prewitt, New Mexico Prewitt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Prewitt is located along Interstate 40, northwest of Grants. Prewitt has a post office with ZIP code 87045. Geography Prewitt is ...

* Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico * Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation, Ramah, New Mexico *

Red Lake, Arizona Red Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 1 ...

* Red Mesa, Arizona * Rock Point, Arizona * Rough Rock, Arizona * Round Rock, Arizona *

Sanostee, New Mexico Sanostee ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 429 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Sanostee is located at (36.43315 ...

Sawmill, Arizona Sawmill ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Sawmill is a part of Fort Defiance Agency, which is on the Navajo Nation. The population was 748 at the 2010 census. It is named after and developed a ...

Sheep Springs, New Mexico Sheep Springs ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Sheep Springs is located at ...

* Shiprock, New Mexico *

Shonto, Arizona Shonto ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, in the Navajo Nation. The population was 591 at the 2010 census. Geography Shonto is located at (36.598209, -110.658156). According to the United Sta ...

* Smith Lake, New Mexico * Smoke Signal, Arizona *

St. Michaels, Arizona St. Michaels ( nv, ) is a chapter of the Navajo Nation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The Navajo Nation Government Campus is located within the chapter at Window Rock. The population was 1,443 at t ...

* Standing Rock, New Mexico * Steamboat, Arizona * Sunrise, Arizona *

Teec Nos Pos, Arizona Teec Nos Pos (Navajo: '')'' is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census. It is the western terminus of U.S. Route 64. Geography Teec Nos Pos is located at (36.923142, - ...

Thoreau, New Mexico Thoreau ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,863 at the 2000 census. It is majority Native American, primarily of the Navajo Nation, as this community is located within it ...

* To'Hajiilee, New Mexico *

Tohatchi, New Mexico Tohatchi ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. It is known as a health services and education hub along Highway 491. The population was reported to be 785 at the 2020 census. ...

Tonalea, Arizona Tonalea ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census. It has also been known as Red Lake. __TOC__ Geography Tonalea is located at (36.317714, -110.970341) ...

Tsaile, Arizona Tsaile ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States, on the Navajo Nation. The population was 1,205 at the 2010 census. Tsaile is the home of the main campus of Diné College (formerly Navajo Community Col ...

* Tse Bonito, New Mexico * Tselakai Dezza, Utah *

Tuba City, Arizona Tuba City ( nv, ) is an unincorporated town in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is the second-largest community in Coconino County. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 8,611 at the 2010 cen ...

* Twin Lakes, New Mexico *

Tolani Lake, Arizona Tolani Lake ( nv, To'ne'heliih, meaning "Water Collecting in a Basin") is a census-designated place in the eastern portion of Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Navajo County border. Tolani Lake is located north of Winslow. The p ...

Upper Fruitland, New Mexico Upper Fruitland ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,664 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Upper Fruitland is loc ...

* White Horse Lake, New Mexico * White Rock, San Juan County, New Mexico *

Wide Ruins, Arizona Wide Ruins is a chapter of the Navajo Nation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 176 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total a ...

Window Rock, Arizona Window Rock ( nv, , ) is a census-designated place that serves as the seat of government and capital of the Navajo Nation, the largest territory in North America of a sovereign Native American nation. The capital lies within the boundaries of the ...

Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico Yah-ta-hey ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 580. The English name for this place is an approximation of a Navajo greeting, though the actual Nav ...

Notes

References

* Linford, Laurance D. ''Navajo places: history, legend, landscape.'' University of Utah Press. Salt Lake City, UT: 2000.

External links

"Navajo Nation Division of Community Development"

"Map of Navajo Country"
with list of settlements, landmarks, water features, parks and forests, by Harrison Lapahie Jr. {{Navajo Nation

*List of communities on the Navajo Nation Nav Navajo Nation