Red Rock, Apache County, Arizona

Red Rock (also known as Red Valley; Navajo: Tse’ lichii da az kani’) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Red Rock is located on the Navajo Nation near the New Mexico border, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Lukachukai. Red Rock has a post office with ZIP code 86544; the post office uses the Red Valley name.^[3] As of the 2010 census, the Red Rock CDP had a population of 169.^[4]

Red Rock, Arizona
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 36°35′56″N 109°03′46″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Apache
Area [1]
• Total	1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2)
• Land	1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,804 ft (1,769 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	136
• Density	116.64/sq mi (45.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code	86544
Area code	928
FIPS Code	04-59690
GNIS feature ID	2582849[2]

Red Rock is named after a nearby 386-foot-high (118 m) sandstone peak. The area was first noted by white military men in 1892 when Lt. W. C. Brown observed many springs during a water survey. A trading post was established in 1906.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	136		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Education

Red Rock is within the Red Mesa Unified School District,^[7] which operates Red Valley/Cove High School.

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) operates Red Valley Day School, a federal K-8 school for Native Americans.^[8] Additionally, the BIE operates Cove Day School, which takes students from the nearby area.^[9]