Arizona · Census place 0439370
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona with an estimated 59,037 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 20th largest of 85 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 59,037
- #20 of 85 in Arizona
- Change since 2020
- +2.9%
- +1,669 people
- Land area
- 46.3 sq mi
- + 0.05 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,274 / sq mi
- State median 980
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Lake Havasu City population, 2020 to 2024
Lake Havasu City added 1,669 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.9%. In the latest year it moved by +235. Among 57 Arizona places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 33rd; the median place changed by +4.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arizona has 36,468 people, so Lake Havasu City is 1.6 times that size.
Lake Havasu City covers 46.34 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 1,274 people per square mile of land. The median Arizona place of 5,000+ has 980, so Lake Havasu City is denser than the typical town.
What county Lake Havasu City is in
All of Lake Havasu City's residents live in Mohave County, which had 226,479 residents in 2024. Lake Havasu City holds 26.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Lake Havasu City
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Lake Havasu City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 86403, 86404, 86406. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Lake Havasu City is
The Census internal point of Lake Havasu City is at 34.499800, -114.310900. Phoenix, the capital, is 147.3 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Henderson, NV (350,039 people), 111.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.499800, -114.310900
- DMS
- 34°29'59.28"N 114°18'39.24"W
- UTM
- 11N 746901.4E 3820858.2N
- Geohash
- 9qnsqb3rf
- Plus code
- 8567FMXQ+WJ
Daylight in Lake Havasu City
At 34.50° N, Lake Havasu City gets about 14 h 28 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 51 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 37 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Lake Havasu City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arizona, measured between internal points. The closest is Parker, 32.5 miles away, with 3,456 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Lake Havasu City, AZ?
59,037 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,669 (2.9%) from 57,368 in July 2020.
What county is Lake Havasu City in?
Mohave County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Lake Havasu City?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 86403, 86404, 86406.
How far is Lake Havasu City from Phoenix?
147.3 miles (237.1 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Lake Havasu City.
What is the nearest larger city to Lake Havasu City?
Henderson, NV, with 350,039 residents, 111.8 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.