Walnut Creek Arizona Map

About Walnut Creek, Arizona

Walnut Creek is a locality in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 556. The population density is 146.2 people per km². Walnut Creek is located at 35.1312°N, 114.1267°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 86413.

Walnut Creek unfurls its ochre-dusted landscape under a vast, indifferent sky, a place where the earth itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 5.8 miles south-west of Kingman, AZ (from Kingman, AZ: bearing 226°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-east of Golden Valley. Jagged red rock formations, like the petrified bones of ancient giants, punctuate the rolling terrain, their surfaces worn smooth by millennia of wind and sun. Sparse, resilient scrub oak clings to the dry washes, their leaves a muted green against the perpetual tan of the soil. The air here carries a dry, mineral tang, a scent that speaks of deep geological time and the patient work of erosion. Even the silence has a texture, a profound stillness broken only by the whisper of the breeze or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling in the shimmering heat. The history of Walnut Creek is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered remnants of a hardscrabble past. Once a vital stop along routes crisscrossed by prospectors and pioneers, its economy has long been tied to the earth's bounty, first through mining, where whispers of silver and gold once echoed, and later, more enduringly, through the cultivation of hardy desert crops that defy the arid conditions. The distinctive, sun-bleached wood of the old general store, still standing sentinel, hints at the days when this was a hub of commerce for scattered homesteads. Today, the rhythm of life in Walnut Creek is dictated by the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons and the enduring spirit of a community that has learned to thrive in the embrace of this starkly beautiful, unforgiving land.

About This Walnut Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walnut Creek, Arizona — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.1312, -114.1267. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Walnut Creek and Mohave County.

Detailed location data for Walnut Creek includes the ZIP code (86413), telephone area code (928), county seat of Mohave County (Kingman), and school district assignment (Kingman Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Walnut Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.