Welcome to Hayden ...
The town of Hayden is primarily located in Gila County<1>. A portion of Hayden extends into Pinal County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hayden has a population of 632 people<2> (see below for details).
Hayden is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hayden lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Area Code for Hayden: 928
The ZIP code for Hayden: 85235<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hayden had an population of 632 people. This is a decrease of 4.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 29.15% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hayden had a population of 662 people. This makes Hayden the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Hayden represents 0.01% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 662 people, the population of Hayden decreased 25.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 892 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hayden.
Communities Also Named Hayden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hayden - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hayden.
Communities near Hayden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hayden.
- Kearny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
- Kearny is located in Pinal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearny <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kearny
- From Hayden to Kearny
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christmas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Christmas is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Christmas
- From Hayden to Christmas
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverside
- From Hayden to Riverside
- Mammoth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Pinal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mammoth
- From Hayden to Mammoth
- North Mammoth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mammoth
- North Mammoth is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Mammoth
- From Hayden to North Mammoth
- Cochran ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cochran is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cochran
- From Hayden to Cochran
- Copper Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
- Copper Creek is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Copper Creek
- From Hayden to Copper Creek
- Cutter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Cutter is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cutter
- From Hayden to Cutter
- Globe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Gila County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Globe <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Globe
- From Hayden to Globe
- Pinal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinal
- Pinal is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinal
- From Hayden to Pinal
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 Hayden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hayden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hayden. 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 Hayden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayden. See our Newspapers Page for Hayden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayden ...
Looking for more information about Hayden? 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 Hayden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hayden.
Adding Hayden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hayden 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 Hayden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hayden post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hayden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hayden. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hayden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Hayden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hayden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |