Explore Clarkdale, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Clarkdale, Arizona. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arizona or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Clarkdale.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Clarkdale |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Yavapai County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 34.747979 |
| Longitude | -112.058699 |
| Population | 4,424 |
| Density | 167.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 86324 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| County Seat | Prescott |
| School District | Mingus Union High School District |
Clarkdale emerges from the high desert floor as a persistent arrangement of copper-hued architecture and structured streets defined by the winding path of Bitter Creek. It lies 3.5 miles northwest of Cottonwood, AZ (from Cottonwood, AZ: bearing 309°T), and is situated 5.2 miles northwest of Verde. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, casting long, sharp shadows across the arid terrain that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim. To the west, the rugged topography of Deception Gulch fractures the horizon, while the verdant influence of the Verde Ranger District provides a cool, pine-scented contrast to the sun-baked earth. Within the immediate vicinity, Clarkdale Park offers a quiet central green space where the air remains still and dry, save for the occasional gust that carries the scent of sagebrush and parched stone.
Clarkdale retains the deliberate, orderly layout of a company settlement, originally forged by the demands of the smelting industry that once dominated the regional economy. The echoes of this industrial heritage remain visible in the preserved brick facades and the disciplined grid of the residential quarters, which stand in quiet contrast to the ancient, rugged remnants found along the Tuzigoot Trail. Local life moves at a pace dictated by the seasonal shift of the sun, from the intense, shimmering heat of midday to the violet-bruised dusk that settles over the valley. Though the heavy industry of the past has receded, the character of Clarkdale persists in the quiet endurance of its people, who maintain a connection to a landscape that feels both deeply worn by history and perpetually renewed by the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarkdale, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.747979, -112.058699. 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 Clarkdale includes the ZIP code (86324), telephone area code (928), county seat of Yavapai County (Prescott), and school district assignment (Mingus Union High School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |