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Welcome to La Paz Valley ...

La Paz Valley is located in La Paz County<1>.



La Paz Valley is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from La Paz Valley (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.

La Paz Valley is within the (928) area code.

Communities near La Paz Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Paz Valley.

  • Quartzsite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Morgantown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Morgantown is located in La Paz County
  • Ehrenberg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Olive City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive City
    • Olive City is located in La Paz County
    • Olive City has also been known as:
    • Bradshaw's Ferry
    • Olivia
  • Brenda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenda
    • Brenda is located in La Paz County
  • East Blythe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blythe
    • East Blythe is located in Riverside County (CA)
  • Blythe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
    • Blythe is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <3>
  • Utting
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utting
    • Utting is located in La Paz County
  • New Hope
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in La Paz County
  • Mesa Verde
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Verde
    • Mesa Verde is located in Riverside County (CA)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Paz Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Paz Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Paz Valley ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Paz Valley. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Paz Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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