Ali Chuk Arizona Map

About Ali Chuk, Arizona

Ali Chuk is a locality in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 31.9 people per km². Ali Chuk is located at 31.8151°N, 112.5568°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85634.

Ali Chuk sprawls across a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the arid earth yields only to the persistent, winding path of the Pia Oik Wash. It lies 82.4 miles south of Estrella, AZ (from Estrella, AZ: bearing 186°T), and is situated 42.4 miles south-southeast of Ajo. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the horizon is defined by the jagged, silent silhouette of the Cerrito de la Angostura, which rises like a dark spine against the pale, shimmering sky. To the west, the arid expanse of Ali Chuk Valley stretches toward the distance, while the nearby Menagers Lake remains a rare, reflective eye in a landscape dominated by the deep, dusty ochre of the desert floor. During the long afternoons, the light loses its harshness, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the creosote bushes and the iron-willed saguaros that stand as sentinels across the plains.

History in Ali Chuk is measured not by monuments or grand architecture, but by the enduring presence of the Tohono O’odham people, whose deep connection to this land predates modern borders and maps. The economy here moves at the pace of the seasons, rooted in a quiet resilience that respects the scarcity of water and the intensity of the Sonoran heat. Only a short distance away, the protected expanse of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument serves as a reminder of the raw, unmanaged beauty that defines this stretch of the borderlands. Daily life in Ali Chuk unfolds with a deliberate, sparse grace, where the primary rhythm is dictated by the shifting intensity of the sun and the occasional, sudden arrival of monsoon clouds that promise life to the parched, waiting soil.

About This Ali Chuk Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ali Chuk, Arizona. Coordinates: 31.815074, -112.556811. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ali Chuk includes the ZIP code (85634), telephone area code (520), county seat of Pima County (Tucson), and school district assignment (Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.