Welcome to Clarkdale ...

The town of Clarkdale is located in Yavapai County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarkdale has a population of 4,421 people<2> (see below for details).

Clarkdale is 3,560 feet [1,085 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Clarkdale is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Clarkdale lies within the (928) area code.

The ZIP code for Clarkdale: 86324<4>

Websites for Clarkdale ...

Official Website: www.clarkdale.az.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarkdale had an population of 4,421 people. This is an increase of 7.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarkdale had a population of 4,097 people. This makes Clarkdale the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Clarkdale represents 0.06% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,097 people, the population of Clarkdale increased 19.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,422 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarkdale.

Communities Also Named Clarkdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Clarkdale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada and Virginia.

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

Communities near Clarkdale ...

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

• Prescott Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Valley
  • Prescott Valley is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott Valley <5>
• Camp Verde
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Verde
  • Camp Verde is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Verde <5>
• Sedona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedona
  • Sedona is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedona <5>
• Smelter City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter City
  • Smelter City is located in Yavapai County
• Cornville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
  • Cornville is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornville <5>
• Cherry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
  • Cherry is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry <5>
• West Sedona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sedona
  • West Sedona is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sedona <5>
• Big Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Park
  • Big Park is located in Yavapai County
• McGuireville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuireville
  • McGuireville is located in Yavapai County
• Oak Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Oak Creek is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Creek <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 Clarkdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarkdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarkdale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkdale ...

Looking for more information about Clarkdale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarkdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarkdale.

Adding Clarkdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarkdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clarkdale post office opened in 1913.

We also found Clarkdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clarkdale: www.clarkdale.az.us/

The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/

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