Santa Cruz Arizona Map
Explore Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz, Arizona
How to Use This Santa Cruz, Arizona Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz.
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 | Santa Cruz |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Pima County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 33.232701 |
| Longitude | -112.159368 |
| Population | 39 |
| Density | 9.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 85634, 85339 |
| Area Code | 520, 480 |
| County Seat | Tucson |
| School District | Casa Grande Union High School District |
About Santa Cruz, Arizona
Santa Cruz is a locality in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 9.2 people per km². Santa Cruz is located at 33.2327°N, 112.1594°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 85634, 85339.Santa Cruz anchors a stretch of arid basin where the sunlight clarifies every jagged silhouette of the desert floor. It lies 47.0 miles west of Valencia West, AZ (from Valencia West, AZ: bearing 262°T), and is situated 34.9 miles west of Three Points. To the north, the Ko Vaya Hills rise in muted tones of copper and slate, providing a stark backdrop to the low-slung scrubland that defines the immediate horizon. The air here holds a dry, singular weight, often stirred by the seasonal passage of moisture through the San Luis Wash, which carves a shallow, gravelly path through the sun-baked earth. When the light fades, the landscape loses its harsh definition, shifting into a deep, bruised violet that settles quietly over the plains.
History lingers in Santa Cruz in the form of weathered fence lines and the persistent resilience of those who cultivate a living from this unforgiving soil. Agriculture and small-scale ranching remain the primary pulse of the local economy, dictating a pace of life that respects the slow transition of seasons rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. While the land appears vacant to the hurried traveler, the proximity of Nolia Tank provides a vital, if modest, gathering point for local wildlife and a rare stillness in the heat of the afternoon. The character of Santa Cruz is forged in this quietude, where the vastness of the sky serves as a constant, humbling reminder of the scale of the surrounding desert.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.5 mi, 270° W · 15k acres
- State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 240° SW
- Phoenix South Mountain Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 007° N
- Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 036° NE
- Estrella Mountain Regional Park (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 295° NW
- Lower Gila Terraces And Historic Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.4 mi, 195° S
- Cesar Chavez (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 007° N
- Rawhide (Theme Park) — 10.5 mi, 076° E
- Tres Rios Hayfield Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 11.9 mi, 335° NW
- AMC Ahwatukee 24 (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 061° NE
- Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 056° NE
- Old Stone Houses (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 045° NE
- Base and Meridian Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 324° NW
- Sonoran Desert National Monument (National Monument) — 13.2 mi, 220° SW · 496k acres
- Edith House (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 071° E
- Gila River Waterfowl Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 317° NW · 14k acres
- Snaketown (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 104° E
- H. L. (Tom) Earley, Jr. (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 070° E
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 14.7 mi, 068° E
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 014° N
- Arizona Sea Life Aquarium (Aquarium) — 15.4 mi, 047° NE
- Phoenix Police Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 018° N
- North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.7 mi, 249° W · 64k acres
- The Crayola Experience (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 073° E
- Legend City Studios (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 017° N
- Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 15.8 mi, 019° N
- Dorrance DOME (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 020° N
- Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 32.9 mi, 056° NE · 2.9M acres
- Ironwood Forest National Monument (National Monument) — 45.8 mi, 148° SE · 190k acres
- Prescott National Forest (National Forest) — 61.9 mi, 358° N · 1.3M acres
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About This Santa Cruz Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa Cruz, Arizona. Coordinates: 33.232701, -112.159368. 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 Santa Cruz includes the ZIP code (85634, 85339), telephone area code (520, 480), county seat of Pima County (Tucson), and school district assignment (Casa Grande Union High School 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. |
