Map of Peridot CDP

Peridot (Western Apache: Tséé Dotłʼizh “Blue Rock”) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila and Graham counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 1,350 at the 2010 census.

Peridot is named for the mineral peridot, found in basalt flows nearby.

Peridot CDP overview:
Name:	Peridot CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Arizona
County:	Gila County, Graham County
Elevation:	2,625 ft (800 m)
Total Area:	5.46 sq mi (14.15 km²)
Land Area:	5.46 sq mi (14.14 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,308
Population Density:	239.52/sq mi (92.49/km²)
ZIP code:	85542
Area code:	928
FIPS code:	0454190
GNISfeature ID:	9325

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Geography

Peridot is located in southeastern Gila County and northwestern Graham County at 33°18′14″N 110°27′18″W / 33.30389°N 110.45500°W / 33.30389; -110.45500 (33.303884, -110.455046), within the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. U.S. Route 70 passes through the community, leading west 20 miles (32 km) to Globe, the Gila County seat, and southeast 57 miles (92 km) to Safford, the Graham County seat. The San Carlos River, a tributary of the Gila River, flows southward through the CDP and forms the county boundary. Coolidge Dam, forming San Carlos Lake on the Gila and San Carlos rivers, is 11 miles (18 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Peridot CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.4 km), all land.