Arizona · Census place 0458150
Queen Creek, Arizona
Queen Creek is a town in 2 counties of Arizona with an estimated 83,781 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 15th largest of 85 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 83,781
- #15 of 85 in Arizona
- Change since 2020
- +37.6%
- +22,909 people
- Land area
- 42.1 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,990 / sq mi
- State median 980
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Queen Creek population, 2020 to 2024
Queen Creek added 22,909 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +37.6%. In the latest year it moved by +6,286. Among 57 Arizona places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 2nd; the median place changed by +4.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arizona has 36,468 people, so Queen Creek is 2.3 times that size.
Queen Creek covers 42.11 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 1,990 people per square mile of land. The median Arizona place of 5,000+ has 980, so Queen Creek is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Queen Creek spans
Queen Creek crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 83,781 residents as follows; Maricopa County holds 83.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Maricopa County70,100
- 02Pinal County13,681
ZIP codes in Queen Creek
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Queen Creek by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 85140, 85142. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Queen Creek is
The Census internal point of Queen Creek is at 33.239400, -111.613300. Phoenix, the capital, is 30.2 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Gilbert, AZ (288,790 people), 8.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.239400, -111.613300
- DMS
- 33°14'21.84"N 111°36'47.88"W
- UTM
- 12N 442862.9E 3677995.0N
- Geohash
- 9tbth5j9t
- Plus code
- 855C69QP+QM
Daylight in Queen Creek
At 33.24° N, Queen Creek gets about 14 h 21 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 24 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Queen Creek
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arizona, measured between internal points. The closest is Gilbert, 9.0 miles away, with 288,790 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Queen Creek, AZ?
83,781 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 22,909 (37.6%) from 60,872 in July 2020.
What county is Queen Creek in?
It spans 2 counties: Maricopa County (70,100 residents), Pinal County (13,681 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Queen Creek?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 85140, 85142.
How far is Queen Creek from Phoenix?
30.2 miles (48.7 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Queen Creek.
What is the nearest larger city to Queen Creek?
Gilbert, AZ, with 288,790 residents, 8.9 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.