La Paz ValleyAZ
A town of 579.
Is La Paz Valley a good place to live?
90% of the land in La Paz Valley is conserved, against 14% in Arizona’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. La Paz Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
579 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Paz Valley: who provides what
La Paz Valley is unincorporated, so La Paz County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in La Paz Valley.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of La Paz Valley
La Paz Valley’s concentration of trails stands at 1.8 miles per square mile. 53 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a very high hazard risk in La Paz Valley: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in La Paz Valley, 94% come from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
La Paz Valley sends most of its workers out of town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 119 miles. In La Paz Valley, 7.3% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Arizona town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Quartzsite (8%), Kingman (6%) and Phoenix (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
La Paz Valley has mild winters and hot summers
Its typical July afternoon high stands at 107°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy La Paz Valley is
Of 32 CDC measures, La Paz Valley beats the Arizona average on 12 and trails it on 10. The share of adults in La Paz Valley who had a checkup this year: 86%. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than La Paz Valley.
| La Paz Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 36% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | La Paz Valley | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.8% | 12% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.1% | 7.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 19.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about La Paz Valley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Paz Valley; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 La Paz Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
100% of working residents leave La Paz Valley for work
Where La Paz Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About La Paz Valley
CDP in La Paz County, Arizona
La Paz Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 368 as of the 2020 census. The community is in western La Paz County and is bordered to the north by the town of Quartzsite. To the south it is bordered by Yuma County. U.S. Route 95 forms the eastern border of the CDP and runs north into Quartzsite and south 76 miles (122 km) to Yuma. The Town of Quartzsite operates demand response buses under the name Camel Express that provide weekday service to Quartzsite and La Paz Valley.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft
- Area code
- 928
Questions about La Paz Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Paz Valley, AZ a good place to live?
La Paz Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.