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Springerville is a town in Apache County, Arizona, United States within the White Mountains. Its postal ZIP Code is 85938. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 1,956.

The town growing around Henry Springer's trading post was officially given its name May 10, 1876. Before that time it had gone by names such as Colorado Chiquito, Milligan Settlement, and Valle Redondo (Round Valley). It was incorporated in 1948. Springerville sits at an elevation of 6,974 feet. Along with its neighbor Eagar, both communities make up the place known as Round Valley which is in the northeastern part of Arizona close to the New Mexico border. Springerville is in an area known as Round Valley, in the foothills of the White Mountains. The town, on the banks of the Little Colorado River, grew around Henry Springer's Trading Post. It was established in 1879, but was not incorporated until 1948.

Springerville is in Apache County, about 220 miles northeast of Phoenix. The many lakes, streams, year-round hunting and a nearby ski resort make Springerville a true "Community For All Seasons."

Springerville, just outside the northern boundary of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, serves as its headquarters. The forest covers more than 2 million acres, including considerable wilderness and primitive areas. The community also is the northern end of the exciting Coronado Trail (U.S. 191) that meanders for 100 miles through the heart of the forest. The trail offers exceptional views of forest-meadow country, sportsmen's lodges for offtrail hunting and fishing, wildlife, and former gold camps. The trail ends in the south at Morenci with its huge copper pits and Clifton with pioneer mementos.

Round Valley Four rivers lie in the forest, including the Black, Little Colorado, the Blue and San Francisco. Elevations in the forest range from 3,500 feet to the 11,590-foot summit of Mount Baldy on the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation.

The Springerville Volcanic Field contains 405 vents and covers 3,000 square kilometers, about the size of Rhode Island. The field is the third largest of its type in the United States.

Some of the 24 lakes and reservoirs located in the forest are stocked for fishing, and there are more than 680 miles of clear trout streams. The primitive areas are ideal for pack trips and hiking, with excellent hunting for big and small game.

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928-245-2865/476-1743/800-965-1124
NEW/PRE-OWNED HOMES AND ACREAGE/LOTS
WHITE MOUNTAINS, AZ SPECIALIST
FRANK WRIGHT- GRI, SFR
Graduate Realtor Institute
Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification
FRANK WRIGHT GROUP, PLLC