York Arizona Map

About York, Arizona

York is a locality in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 599. The population density is 123.7 people per km². York is located at 32.9174°N, 109.1960°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85534.

York maintains a sparse, sun-bleached existence where the Gila River carves a persistent, life-giving artery through the arid floor of Rocky John Canyon. It lies 29.6 miles east of Safford, AZ (from Safford, AZ: bearing 82°T), and is situated 12.1 miles south-southeast of Clifton. The landscape surrounding York is defined by the unrelenting reach of State Trust Land, where the earth gives way to jagged, sun-baked expanses and dry washes that only find voice during the sudden, violent rains of summer. To the distant horizon, the Summit Mountains rise in jagged, indigo silhouettes against a sky that seems to possess a weight of its own, pressing down upon the scrub brush and the pale, dusty soil. The light here arrives with a startling clarity, bleaching the color from the rocks until they glow like embers in the late afternoon, while the silence of the desert settles deep into the marrow of the valley.

History clings to the banks of the Gila River like the silt left behind by high water, marking a passage of time that is measured more by the endurance of the land than by the calendars of men. The local economy persists in a quiet, rugged fashion, tethered to the rhythms of ranching and the sparse resources offered by the surrounding terrain. Travelers who pass through York often remark on the stillness, noting how the proximity to Guthrie Tank offers a brief, shimmering respite from the pervasive heat. Life moves with an unadorned, deliberate pace, shaped by the harsh necessities of a region that demands both patience and a fierce, quiet tenacity from all who occupy this stretch of the desert floor.

About This York Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of York, Arizona. Coordinates: 32.917431, -109.196038. 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 York includes the ZIP code (85534), telephone area code (480), county seat of Greenlee County (Clifton), and school district assignment (Duncan 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.