Gila Arizona Map

About Gila, Arizona

Gila is a locality in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Gila is located at 33.6371°N, 110.5215°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 85550, 85501.

Gila persists as a sun-bleached outpost where the desert floor stretches toward the horizon, defined by a brittle, ochre earth that yields only to the persistent geometry of saguaro and ocotillo. It lies 43.5 miles southeast of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 131°T), and is situated 22.7 miles northeast of Globe. The air here holds a dry, feverish clarity, often shimmering with a heat that distorts the distant silhouette of the Mogollon Rim, a jagged dark line that anchors the northern sky. Just a mile from the center, the riparian corridor of Sycamore Creek carves a thin, verdant vein through the arid expanse, providing a cool sanctuary where the shadows of cottonwoods deepen into indigo against the pale gravel. To the west, the rugged topography of Bear Canyon deepens into fractured shade, while the expansive wilderness of Tonto National Forest provides a sprawling buffer of high-desert scrub and pine that breathes with the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons.

Gila bears the weight of a quiet endurance, its daily rhythm dictated by the unrelenting sun and the legacy of settlers who carved a livelihood from this unforgiving geology. The local economy remains tethered to the land’s sparse offerings, marked by the echoes of mining and ranching that have long defined the character of the region. Residents navigate a landscape where the past is not a museum piece but a physical presence, visible in the weathered foundations and the enduring silence of the high plains. While the distant Tailings Pond Number Three marks a stark reminder of industrial extraction, the true essence of Gila reveals itself in the way the light softens at dusk, casting long, violet shadows across the dust and turning the brutal terrain into something fragile and briefly, hauntingly beautiful.

About This Gila Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gila, Arizona. Coordinates: 33.637057, -110.521546. 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 Gila includes the ZIP code (85550, 85501), telephone area code (480), county seat of Gila County (Globe), 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.