Drysdale Arizona Map

About Drysdale, Arizona

Drysdale is a locality in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 225. The population density is 529.7 people per km². Drysdale is located at 32.6452°N, 114.7067°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85365.

Drysdale occupies a stretch of sun-bleached earth where the horizon pulls wide and thin against the vast, pale sky. It lies 3.4 miles north of Somerton, AZ (from Somerton, AZ: bearing 3°T), and is situated 7.3 miles southwest of Yuma. North Drain carves a shallow, rhythmic furrow through the parched soil just a mile from the center, acting as a seasonal pulse for the surrounding scrubland. To the west, the South Gila Valley creates a subtle depression in the topography, while the jagged silhouette of the Ogilby Hills marks the distant limit of the traveler’s view. The light here possesses a peculiar, searing clarity that clarifies the edges of every ocotillo and creosote bush, turning the midday heat into a shimmering, palpable weight that presses against the corrugated metal rooftops.

Drysdale remains a quiet outpost defined by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture and the vast, unpopulated expanses of the nearby State Trust Land. The economy draws its strength from the cycles of the earth, as the dust of the fields mingles with the stillness of a place untouched by the frantic pace of larger hubs. Life orbits the changing seasons, marked by the occasional migration of birds toward the waters of Haughtelin Lake, which sits eleven miles away like a cool, singular eye in the arid basin. Residents maintain a stoic, measured pace, finding a rugged beauty in the way the shadows lengthen across the hardpan at dusk, painting the landscape in shades of violet and bruised ochre until the stars ignite with a cold, piercing intensity.

About This Drysdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Drysdale, Arizona. Coordinates: 32.6452, -114.7067. 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 Drysdale includes the ZIP code (85365), telephone area code (480), county seat of Yuma County (Yuma), and school district assignment (Crane 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.