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Iron Springs Arizona Map

Explore Iron Springs, 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 Iron Springs, Arizona

How to Use This Iron Springs, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Iron Springs, 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 Iron Springs.

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.

CityIron Springs
StateArizona (AZ)
CountyYavapai County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)
Latitude34.584746
Longitude-112.569895
Population1,200
Density22.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes86305, 86301
Area Code928
County SeatPrescott

About Iron Springs, Arizona

Iron Springs is a locality in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Iron Springs is located at 34.5847°N, 112.5699°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 86305, 86301.

Iron Springs occupies a rugged transition zone where the high desert begins to yield to the encroaching pinyon and juniper of the Prescott National Forest. It lies 6.5 miles west-northwest of Prescott, AZ (from Prescott, AZ: bearing 298°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-southwest of Williamson. Spence Creek carves a narrow, seasonal path through the rocky terrain, its bed often dry under the relentless sun until the summer monsoons draw heavy, bruised thunderheads toward the distant Mogollon Rim. To the east, the earth rises into the jagged, granite-strewn expanse of Granite Basin, while the landscape holds a stillness that suggests the slow, tectonic patience of the high plateau. The light here possesses a distinct, brittle clarity, sharpening the edges of the scrub oak and casting long, indigo shadows that seem to swallow the ground as the afternoon wanes.

Iron Springs traces its origins to the expansion of rail and the enduring search for mineral wealth that defined the early settlement of this territory. While the heavy industry of the past has largely receded, the local economy remains tied to the rhythms of the land and the quiet stewardship of the surrounding Bradshaw Ranger District. Residents often gravitate toward the nearby Little Granite Mountain Trail Number Thirty Seven, seeking the high-altitude silence that persists despite the shifting tides of the modern world. The character of Iron Springs is forged in this isolation, a place where the pace is governed by the turning of the seasons and the simple, persistent necessity of life in a landscape that neither demands nor offers much in the way of apology.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Prescott National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 060° NE · 1.3M acres
  • Granite Mountain Wilderness (Az) (Wilderness Area) — 1.1 mi, 346° N · 9,808 acres
  • Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 134° SE
  • State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 232° SW
  • Pioneer Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 078° E
  • Skull Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 172° S
  • Upper Granite Creek Watershed (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 118° SE
  • Sharlot Hall Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 119° SE
  • Granite Creek (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 118° SE
  • Pauline Weaver (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 118° SE
  • Weir Gallery (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 118° SE
  • Joseph Robertson Gallery (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 118° SE
  • Arts Prescott Gallery (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 118° SE
  • Western Heritage Center (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 118° SE
  • White Spar Watersheds, Plo 1852 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 163° S · 1,028 acres
  • Fort Whipple Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 109° E
  • Heritage Park Complex (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 077° E
  • Museum of Indigenous People (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 114° SE
  • Heritage Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.3 mi, 075° E
  • Phippen Museum of Western Art (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 072° E
  • Granite Dells (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 087° E
  • Lynx Creek Streamside Zone, Plo 5058 Streamside Zone Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 105° E · 998 acres
  • Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 110° E
  • Freedom Station Family Fun Center (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 089° E
  • Montimer Farms (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 101° E
  • Woodchute Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.0 mi, 061° NE · 5,887 acres
  • Agua Fria National Monument (National Monument) — 31.4 mi, 120° SE · 72k acres
  • Coconino National Forest (National Forest) — 33.1 mi, 060° NE · 1.8M acres

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About This Iron Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Iron Springs, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.584746, -112.569895. 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 Iron Springs includes the ZIP code (86305, 86301), telephone area code (928), county seat of Yavapai County (Prescott), and school district assignment.

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.