Explore Green Valley, 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 Green Valley, 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 Green Valley.
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 | Green Valley |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Pima County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 31.840843 |
| Longitude | -111.004482 |
| Population | 22,616 |
| Density | 438.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 85614, 85622 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| County Seat | Tucson |
| School District | Continental Elementary District |
Green Valley stretches across a sun-drenched expanse where the earth holds the heat long after the sun dips toward the horizon. It lies 7.5 miles south-southwest of Sahuarita, AZ (from Sahuarita, AZ: bearing 197°T), and is situated 19.9 miles south of Drexel Heights. The Santa Cruz River traces a path near the landscape, providing a narrow vein of life through the arid basin. To the distance, the jagged profile of Devils Cash Box dominates the skyline, standing as a silent, weathered sentinel over the plains. Within the immediate vicinity, Flap offers a protected space where the native flora and fauna endure the intensity of the high desert climate. A wanderer might find the quiet waters of Wino Tank, a small point of stillness found four miles away in the vast, dry terrain.
Green Valley emerged from the desert floor as a planned endeavor, rooted in the transformation of land that once saw the quiet passage of Spanish explorers and cattle ranchers. The local economy shifted over time from the rhythms of agriculture to a focus on retirement living and the support of neighboring mining operations. Industry here is defined by the extraction of copper, a legacy that keeps the town tethered to the mineral wealth buried beneath the soil. While the pace of life remains deliberate, the daily commerce reflects a community built on the steady labor of those who value the permanence of the desert. Men and women navigate the long, bright days, their lives shaped by the necessity of managing resources in a land where water is the most precious currency.
Green Valley maintains a cultural character defined by the quietude of its residents and a profound respect for the wide-open spaces that surround them. The architecture favors low profiles and neutral tones, allowing the structures to blend into the scrub brush and ocotillo rather than contest the scale of the landscape. Residents often gather for local activities that celebrate the regional heritage, finding community in the shade of the afternoon heat. While the area does not claim the fame of global icons, it remains a place where the focus stays on the texture of the earth and the clarity of the desert air. Visitors and inhabitants alike find a particular clarity in the silence that settles over the basin when the light turns gold, marking the end of another day in this rugged, inland territory.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Green Valley, Arizona. Coordinates: 31.840843, -111.004482. 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 Green Valley includes the ZIP code (85614, 85622), telephone area code (520), county seat of Pima County (Tucson), and school district assignment (Continental Elementary 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. |