Arizona · Census place 0482740

Wickenburg, Arizona

Wickenburg is a town in 2 counties of Arizona with an estimated 8,301 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 48th largest of 85 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
8,301
#48 of 85 in Arizona
Change since 2020
+9.8%
+740 people
Land area
27.0 sq mi
Density
308 / sq mi
State median 980
Orange pin: Wickenburg. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Phoenix.

Wickenburg population, 2020 to 2024

Wickenburg added 740 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +9.8%. In the latest year it moved by +118. Among 57 Arizona places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 14th; the median place changed by +4.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arizona has 36,468 people, so Wickenburg is 23% of it.

7,56120207,66220217,94520228,18320238,3012024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 7,518. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Wickenburg covers 26.97 square miles of land, for 308 people per square mile of land. The median Arizona place of 5,000+ has 980, so Wickenburg is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Wickenburg spans

Wickenburg crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 8,301 residents as follows; Maricopa County holds 80.5% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Maricopa County6,685
  2. 02Yavapai County1,616
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Wickenburg

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Wickenburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 85390. 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 Wickenburg is

The Census internal point of Wickenburg is at 33.985800, -112.768300. Phoenix, the capital, is 54.5 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Surprise, AZ (167,564 people), 28.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
33.985800, -112.768300
DMS
33°59'8.88"N 112°46'5.88"W
UTM
12N 336664.4E 3761990.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
8559X6PJ+8M

Daylight in Wickenburg

At 33.99° N, Wickenburg gets about 14 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 53 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Wickenburg

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arizona, measured between internal points. The closest is Surprise, 28.3 miles away, with 167,564 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wickenburg, AZ?

8,301 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 740 (9.8%) from 7,561 in July 2020.

What county is Wickenburg in?

It spans 2 counties: Maricopa County (6,685 residents), Yavapai County (1,616 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Wickenburg?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 85390.

How far is Wickenburg from Phoenix?

54.5 miles (87.7 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Wickenburg.

What is the nearest larger city to Wickenburg?

Surprise, AZ, with 167,564 residents, 28.3 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.