Roosevelt Arizona Map

About Roosevelt, Arizona

Roosevelt is a locality in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 26. The population density is 3.7 people per km². Roosevelt is located at 33.6574°N, 111.1271°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85545.

Roosevelt claims a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the arid terrain yields to the expansive presence of Theodore Roosevelt Lake. It lies 26.5 miles south of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 185°T), and is situated 29.6 miles northeast of Apache Junction. Cottonwood Creek meanders through this rugged basin, carving a path through the dust and scrub before meeting the reservoir, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Superstition Mountains anchors the horizon in a haze of violet and bruised gold. Being situated entirely within the Tonto National Forest, Roosevelt exists in a landscape defined by the resilient saguaro and the quiet, persistent growth of the nearby Black Hills Study Plot. The air here holds the dry, heavy heat of the Sonoran desert, occasionally broken by the violet shadows that stretch long and thin across the earth as the sun begins its descent behind the sharp ridges of Deadman Canyon.

Roosevelt emerged from the necessity of harnessing the desert’s erratic water, its history tethered to the monumental engineering efforts that tamed the river and created the vast, shimmering expanse of the lake. The economy remains tethered to this water and the surrounding wilderness, drawing those who seek the solitude of the Granite Spring Trail or the quiet rhythm of life in a forest-protected enclave. Life in Roosevelt moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary concerns involve the management of natural resources and the stewardship of the federal land that embraces the locality on every side. During the quiet hours of the afternoon, the silence is profound, interrupted only by the rustle of desert scrub or the distant, muffled call of a hawk circling above the parched, ochre soil.

About This Roosevelt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roosevelt, Arizona. Coordinates: 33.657393, -111.127051. 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 Roosevelt includes the ZIP code (85545), telephone area code (480), county seat of Gila County (Globe), and school district assignment (Miami Unified 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.