Welcome to Show Low ...

The city of Show Low is located in Navajo County<1>.

Show Low was established in 1870 and was incorporated in 1953.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Show Low has a population of 11,448 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Show Low is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Show Low is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Show Low lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Show Low is located in the (928) area code.

The ZIP codes for Show Low: 85901-85902<4>

Websites for Show Low ...

Official Website: www.ci.show-low.az.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Show Low had an population of 11,448 people. This is an increase of 7.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Show Low had a population of 10,660 people (or 9.92% of the total population of Navajo County). This makes Show Low the county's most populous community.

The population of Show Low represents 0.17% of the total population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,660 people, the population of Show Low increased 38.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,695 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Show Low.

Communities Also Named Show Low ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Show Low: This one is located in Navajo County and the other is located in Apache County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Show Low.

Communities near Show Low ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Show Low.

• Snowflake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Snowflake is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowflake <5>
• Pinetop - Lakeside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop - Lakeside
  • Pinetop - Lakeside is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetop - Lakeside <5>
• Taylor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Linden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Navajo County
• Lakeside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Navajo County
• White Mountain Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lake
  • White Mountain Lake is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain Lake <5>
• White Mountain Lakes Estates
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mountain Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lakes Estates
  • White Mountain Lakes Estates is located in Navajo County
• Pinetop
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinetop have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop
  • Pinetop is located in Navajo County
• Pinedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
  • Pinedale is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinedale <5>
• Clay Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Springs
  • Clay Springs is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Springs <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Show Low. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Show Low.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Show Low. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Show Low.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Show Low. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Show Low.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Show Low ...

Looking for more information about Show Low? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Show Low, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Show Low.

Adding Show Low to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Show Low in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Show Low was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Show Low post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Show Low.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Show Low: www.ci.show-low.az.us/

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/