Picacho Arizona Map

About Picacho, Arizona

Picacho is a locality in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 250. The population density is 15.8 people per km². Picacho is located at 32.7162°N, 111.4954°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 85141, 85131.

Picacho anchors a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches toward the jagged, sun-drenched silhouette of the Picacho Mountains. It lies 4.4 miles southeast of Eloy, AZ (from Eloy, AZ: bearing 128°T), and is situated 18.9 miles southeast of Casa Grande. The earth here is a palette of parched ochre and alkaline white, defined by the low, scrubby reach of the desert floor that gives way to the open territory of the State Trust Land. A mile to the west, the channel of McClellan Wash remains dry for much of the year, a scarred vein of sand and stone that only finds its voice during the sudden, violent rains of the monsoon season. When the day wanes, the light softens into a bruised violet, casting long, thin shadows that lend a temporary grace to the creosote bushes and the occasional, stoic saguaro standing watch over the flats.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Picacho, with wide fields of cotton and alfalfa drawing life from the deep, hidden aquifers that support the regional economy. The landscape opens toward the Santa Cruz Flats, a broad agricultural basin that has long defined the character of those who work the dust-heavy soil. Beyond the reach of the irrigation pipes, the land retains a rugged, untamed quality, far removed from the rush of modern transit that bisects the region. Life in Picacho moves at the pace of the shifting sun, a steady, measured existence where the distant glimmer of Picacho Reservoir offers a rare, shimmering contrast to the pervasive heat that defines the long, arid afternoons.

About This Picacho Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Picacho, Arizona. Coordinates: 32.716176, -111.495397. 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 Picacho includes the ZIP code (85141, 85131), telephone area code (480), county seat of Pinal County (Florence), and school district assignment (Picacho 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.