Arlington Arizona Map

About Arlington, Arizona

Arlington is a locality in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 25.3 people per km². Arlington is located at 33.3346°N, 112.7747°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85322.

Arlington defines the rugged edge where the desert floor yields to the quiet, persistent pull of the earth. It lies 10.9 miles west-southwest of Buckeye, AZ (from Buckeye, AZ: bearing 254°T), and is situated 32.6 miles southwest of Surprise. The landscape is shaped by the Luke Wash, a vein that carries the memory of seasonal rains through a thirsty, sun-bleached expanse, while the silhouette of Arlington Mesa rises two miles distant as a constant, stoic witness to the shifting light. Here, the State Trust Land offers an open, unvarnished reach of terrain where the silence is heavy with the scent of creosote and the sharp, clean bite of dry air. At dusk, the horizon pulls a bruised violet color across the basin, turning the sparse vegetation into dark, intricate lace against a sky that seems to stretch wider than anywhere else on the continent.

Agriculture anchors the rhythm of life in Arlington, drawing life from the fertile, expansive Buckeye Valley that fans out toward the horizon. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the stewardship of the land, reflecting a heritage of hard work that favors the resilient over the ornamental. While the distant shimmer of Painted Rock Reservoir holds a steady, reflective stillness twenty-two miles away, the daily existence here is governed by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the intense, clarifying heat of the afternoon. Arlington remains a place of austere beauty, where the modern world feels like a distant hum, leaving the residents to cultivate a life that is as honest and unadorned as the desert grit beneath their boots.

About This Arlington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arlington, Arizona. Coordinates: 33.334622, -112.77475. 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 Arlington includes the ZIP code (85322), telephone area code (480), county seat of Maricopa County (Phoenix), and school district assignment (Arlington Elementary 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.