Greer is an unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It lies at an elevation of approximately 8,500 feet (2591 metres) in the White Mountains of Arizona, and is surrounded by the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. Greer was founded around 1879 by Mormon settlers from Utah.[1] The Greer post office has the ZIP code of 85927;[2] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 85927 had a population of 177 at the 2000 census.[3]
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Greer is a town located near the towns of Springerville and Eagar in Northeast Arizona, near the New Mexico border. Its position was in the valley of the Little Colorado River near various lakes means that temperatures are significantly milder than surrounding areas. Sunrise Park Resort, a skiing resort, is located about half an hour's drive west.
While Greer is over a four hour drive from Phoenix and a five hour drive from Tucson, it remains one of the most popular summer vacation destinations in Arizona, as it is consistently 20-30 degrees cooler than the deserts.
Greer was founded by Mormon Willard Lee and his family in 1879. A small community named Lee Valley gradually developed. The Post Office requested a shorter name, so Greer (after Americus Vespucius Greer, a town planner who had recently moved to the area) was settled on.[4]
On June 8, 2011, portions of the east side of town were overrun by the Wallow Fire. While some buildings were destroyed, most of the structures in town remain intact.
In January, the normal high temperature is 40 °F (4 °C) with a normal low temperature of 14 °F (-10 °C). In July, the normal high temperature is 74 °F (23 °C) with a normal low temperature of 46 °F (7 °C).
| Climate data for Greer, Arizona | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 40 (4) |
42 (6) |
46 (8) |
52 (11) |
60 (16) |
69 (21) |
74 (23) |
71 (22) |
68 (20) |
59 (15) |
47 (8) |
39 (4) |
56 (13.1) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 14 (−10) |
16 (−9) |
21 (−6) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
38 (3) |
46 (8) |
45 (7) |
40 (4) |
28 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
13 (−11) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.49 (37.8) |
1.37 (34.8) |
1.58 (40.1) |
0.90 (22.9) |
0.91 (23.1) |
0.94 (23.9) |
3.77 (95.8) |
4.46 (113.3) |
2.48 (63) |
2.14 (54.4) |
1.62 (41.1) |
1.53 (38.9) |
23.19 (589) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
The United States Postal Service operates the Greer Post Office.[6]
The Apache County Library District operates the Greer Memorial Library.[7]
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