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Supai, is a census-designated place (CDP)
in Coconino County, Arizona. It is situated within the Grand Canyon. As of
the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 208.
Supai has been referred to as “the
most remote community” in the contiguous United States by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. It is accessible only by helicopter, or foot or by mule.
Supai is 8 miles from the nearest road and has no automobiles in the
community.
In Supai,
the main means of communications and supply is via the U.S. Postal Service,
with incoming and outgoing mail transported by mule train. Mail is picked up
at the Peach Springs, AZ Post Office, and trucked 60 miles along a
desolate road maintained by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. The road
ends at Hualapai Hilltop where a string of mules accompanied by a wrangler on
horseback makes the 16-mile round trip into the Grand Canyon six days a week.
Supai is the only place in the United States where mail is still
carried by mules.
The
Peach Springs Post Office building is the only USPS location that includes walk-in
freezers for food delivery.
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