Welcome to Desert Pines ...

Desert Pines is located in Maricopa County<1>.

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

Desert Pines is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Desert Pines ...

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

• Phoenix
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Scottsdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsdale
  • Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsdale <4>
• Glendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <4>
• Tempe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
  • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <4>
• Peoria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <4>
• Surprise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Surprise is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surprise <4>
• Avondale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Avondale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <4>
• El Mirage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Mirage
  • El Mirage is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Mirage <4>
• Paradise Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
  • Paradise Valley is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise Valley <4>
• Tolleson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleson
  • Tolleson is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolleson <4>

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 Pines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert Pines.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Desert Pines. 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 Desert Pines.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desert Pines ...

Looking for more information about Desert Pines? 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 Pines, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desert Pines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

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