Crown King Arizona Map

About Crown King, Arizona

Crown King is a locality in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Crown King is located at 34.2056°N, 112.3385°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 86343.

Crown King occupies a rugged elevation where the persistent trickle of Poland Creek carves a path through the high-altitude terrain. It lies 23.1 miles north-northwest of New River, AZ (from New River, AZ: bearing 330°T), and is situated 15.2 miles west-southwest of Cordes Lakes. The landscape surrounding Crown King remains defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Marceds Gulch and the expansive reach of the Prescott National Forest, which envelopes the locality in a dense tapestry of ponderosa pine and scrub oak. Air here thins and cools, carrying the sharp scent of resin and dry earth, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim looms against the horizon like a weathered stone barrier. At twilight, the light catches the uneven ridges with a brittle, amber clarity, turning the jagged terrain into a study of stark contrasts where the silence is broken only by the occasional rustle of nocturnal wildlife or the shifting of loose scree.

Gold once dictated the pulse of Crown King, drawing prospectors to these hills in search of veins buried deep beneath the quartz and schist. Though the mines have long since fallen into a state of quiet repose, the legacy of that frantic industry persists in the weathered wood of old structures and the winding, treacherous roads that lead travelers toward the Bull Run Trail. The local economy has shifted from the extraction of ore to the slow, deliberate pace of mountain life, where the stillness of the Bradshaw Ranger District provides a reprieve from the heat of the lower deserts. Residents and visitors alike navigate the terrain with a respect for the isolation, finding a distinct rhythm in the seasonal shifts that bring winter snows or the rolling, heavy clouds of summer monsoons, far removed from the distant, shimmering surface of Lake Pleasant.

About This Crown King Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crown King, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.205586, -112.338499. 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 Crown King includes the ZIP code (86343), telephone area code (928), county seat of Yavapai County (Prescott), and school district assignment.

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.