Emergency Crime Scene and Biohazard Cleanup in Second Mesa, AZ

Second Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Hopi Reservation in Navajo County, northeastern Arizona.

The CDP takes in three Hopi villages atop the roughly 5,700-foot mesa: Mishongnovi, Sipaulovi, and Shungopavi, the largest of the three villages.

Second Mesa is the middle of the three Hopi mesas, which project south from the Black Mesa formation, and the Hopi Reservation itself is entirely surrounded by the Navajo Nation.

The 2020 census counted 843 residents in Second Mesa, down from 962 at the 2010 census.

At the 2010 census, Second Mesa's residents lived in 247 households, with an average household size of about three people.

The 2020 census reported that 92.4 percent of Second Mesa residents gave their ancestry as Hopi, with Navajo the next largest group at 2.8 percent.

The tribally owned and operated Hopi Cultural Center, opened in 1971 on Arizona State Route 264, anchors the community with a museum, a 33-room motel, a gift shop selling Hopi arts and crafts, and a restaurant serving Hopi cuisine.

Second Mesa is renowned for the coiled basketry woven by its artisans, while First Mesa is known for pottery and Third Mesa for wicker basketry.

Most of the Hopi religious and ceremonial activity originates from Shungopavi, while Sipaulovi holds the distinction of being the last Hopi village established after the Pueblo Revolt.

The Hopi Lavayi Nest Model Program, a pilot Hopi language revitalization project for families with children from birth through age five, was launched in the village of Sipaulovi.