Welcome to Desert Wells ...

Desert Wells is located in La Paz County<1>.

The location of Desert Wells has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Desert Wells: Desert Wls.

Desert Wells is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Desert Wells lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Desert Wells (for example, toward Blythe (CA)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The telephone area code for Desert Wells: (928)

Communities Also Named Desert Wells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Desert Wells - it's located in Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Desert Wells.

Communities near Desert Wells ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desert Wells.

• Vicksburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in La Paz County
• New Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in La Paz County
• Brenda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenda
  • Brenda is located in La Paz County
• McVay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVay
  • McVay is located in La Paz County
• Harqua Hala ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harqua Hala. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua Hala
  • Harqua Hala is located in La Paz County
• Salome
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salome
  • Salome is located in La Paz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salome <5>
• Utting
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utting
  • Utting is located in La Paz County
• Wenden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenden
  • Wenden is located in La Paz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenden <5>
• Bouse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouse
  • Bouse is located in La Paz County
  • Former name for Bouse:
  • Brayton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouse <5>
• Quartzsite
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzsite
  • Quartzsite is located in La Paz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartzsite <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Desert Wells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert Wells.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desert Wells. See our Newspapers Page for Desert Wells.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desert Wells ...

Looking for more information about Desert Wells? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Desert Wells, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desert Wells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Desert Wells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/