Lupton, Arizona

Lupton (Navajo: Tsé Siʼání) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Lupton is located along Interstate 40 at the New Mexico border, 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Gallup, New Mexico. Lupton has a post office with ZIP code 86508.^[3] As of the 2010 census, the Lupton CDP had a population of 25.^[4]

Lupton, Arizona
Census-designated place
Location of Lupton in Apache County, Arizona.
Lupton
Coordinates: 35°21′17″N 109°03′10″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Apache
Area [1]
• Total	0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
• Land	0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,188 ft (1,886 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	19
• Density	54.60/sq mi (21.07/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code	86508
Area code	928
GNIS feature ID	2582818[2]

History

Lupton was established in 1905 by trainmaster G. W. Lupton. Col. John Washington passed by here in his 1864 Navajo Campaign.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	19		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Education

It is in the Sanders Unified School District.^[7]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lupton, Arizona
3. ZIP Code Lookup
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lupton CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
5. Byrd H. Granger (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 14. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Apache County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/4). Retrieved July 12, 2021.