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Deer Creek Arizona Map

Explore Deer Creek, 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.

Interactive Map of Deer Creek, Arizona

How to Use This Deer Creek, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Deer Creek, 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 Deer Creek.

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.

CityDeer Creek
StateArizona (AZ)
CountyMaricopa County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)
Latitude34.062342
Longitude-111.349481
Population230
Density50.9 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes85345, 85541
Area Code480
County SeatPhoenix
School DistrictPayson Unified District

About Deer Creek, Arizona

Deer Creek is a locality in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 230. The population density is 50.9 people per km². Deer Creek is located at 34.0623°N, 111.3495°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 85345, 85541.

Deer Creek sprawls across a landscape defined by the relentless, clarifying intensity of the Sonoran sun, which bleaches the dust to a pale, bone-colored gray. It lies 1.1 miles east of Peoria, AZ (from Peoria, AZ: bearing 80°T), and is situated 3.6 miles north-northwest of Glendale. The terrain here is a stubborn expanse of scrub and arid flatlands, where the silhouette of a distant saguaro stands against the horizon like a sentry guarding the silence of the basin. To the north, the massive, hazy form of the Mogollon Rim rises in the far distance, a jagged purple line that occasionally gathers heavy, bruised monsoon thunderheads. Closer to the earth, the ground is marked by the low, hardy growth of the desert, where the air holds a dry, electric quality that seems to sharpen the edges of every stone and ocotillo branch.

Deer Creek maintains a quiet, industrial rhythm, its economy moving in tandem with the steady pulse of the surrounding Deer Valley. While the Arizona Canal cuts a narrow, purposeful path through the periphery, life here is shaped by the proximity of Murphy Park, which provides a small, green sanctuary for those seeking a respite from the heat. The historical shadow of the region rests in the way the land was parceled and worked, a legacy of pragmatic settlement that favors utility over ornament. On evenings when the light turns the color of a bruised peach, the pace slows, reflecting a culture that has learned to wait for the cooling relief of dusk rather than fighting the midday glare.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 2.9M acres
  • Mazatzal Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.8 mi, 270° W · 251k acres
  • Hellsgate Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.7 mi, 054° NE · 37k acres
  • Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.7 mi, 269° W · 415 acres
  • Haufer Wash Rna Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.8 mi, 172° S
  • Fort Reno Site (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 181° S
  • State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 13.2 mi, 003° N
  • Neal Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 14.7 mi, 042° NE
  • Verde, Arizona Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.1 mi, 293° NW · 12k acres
  • Coconino National Forest (National Forest) — 22.0 mi, 351° N · 1.8M acres
  • Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 22.2 mi, 176° S · 1,738 acres
  • Fossil Creek, Arizona Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.6 mi, 313° NW · 5,082 acres
  • Hi View Point (Viewpoint) — 26.1 mi, 007° N
  • Tonto National Monument (National Monument) — 30.9 mi, 154° SE · 1,122 acres
  • Black Rock (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 175° S
  • Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 234° SW
  • Battle of Big Dry Wash Historical Monument (Monument) — 34.2 mi, 012° N
  • Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail (Attraction) — 34.3 mi, 235° SW
  • 13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 328° NW
  • Bunny Rock (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 235° SW
  • Carefree Galleria (Gallery) — 36.7 mi, 244° SW
  • Grace Renee Gallery (Gallery) — 36.7 mi, 244° SW
  • Adelante (Gallery) — 36.7 mi, 244° SW
  • Agua Fria National Monument (National Monument) — 37.5 mi, 284° W · 72k acres
  • River Of Time Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 214° SW
  • Jim Hart Memorial Monument (Monument) — 40.0 mi, 211° SW
  • Theater X (Cinema) — 44.1 mi, 226° SW
  • Rick Bronson's House of Comedy (Theatre) — 44.3 mi, 233° SW
  • Landmark (Cinema) — 44.7 mi, 228° SW
  • Dirt Devil Dedication Monument (Public Artwork) — 44.9 mi, 243° SW

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About This Deer Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deer Creek, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.062342, -111.349481. 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 Deer Creek includes the ZIP code (85345, 85541), telephone area code (480), county seat of Maricopa County (Phoenix), and school district assignment (Payson Unified 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.