Roll is a populated place in central Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named for early settler John H. Roll,[1] it lies along the lower Gila River in the Mohawk Valley, between the Yuma Proving Ground and the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range. It is located along the Union Pacific Railroad's Roll Industrial Lead. Local roads connect Roll to Interstate 8, east of the city of Yuma, the county seat of Yuma County.[2] Its elevation is 262 feet (80 m).[1] Although Roll is unincorporated, it has a post office. Roll has the ZIP Code of 85347; in the 2000 census, the population of the 85347 ZCTA was 1,235.[3]

Roll, Arizona
Historic Mohawk Valley School
Historic Mohawk Valley School
Roll, Arizona is located in Arizona
Roll, Arizona
Roll, Arizona
Location within the state of Arizona
Roll, Arizona is located in the United States
Roll, Arizona
Roll, Arizona
Roll, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°45′6″N 113°59′21″W / 32.75167°N 113.98917°W / 32.75167; -113.98917
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYuma
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,235
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP codes
85347
GNIS feature ID10481[1]

Roll is served by the Mohawk Valley Elementary School District. The historic Mohawk Valley School, which is located on 5151 South Ave. 39 East in Roll was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 1986, reference: #86003525. The Wellton Mohawk Middle School is its sister school.

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  1. ^ a b c "Roll, Arizona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 8–9.
  3. ^ "American FactFinder - Community Facts". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Garcia, Gilbert (December 25, 1997). "Double Threat". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

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