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Welcome to Litchfield Park ...

The city of Litchfield Park is located in Maricopa County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Litchfield Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Litchfield Park has a population of 6,413 people<2> (see below for details).

Litchfield Park is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Litchfield Park is within the boundaries of the (623) area code.

The ZIP code for Litchfield Park: 85340<4>

Websites for Litchfield Park ...

Official Website: www.litchfield-park.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Litchfield Park had an population of 6,413 people. This is an increase of 17.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 68.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Litchfield Park had a population of 5,476 people. This makes Litchfield Park the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Litchfield Park represents 0.09% of the total population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,476 people, the population of Litchfield Park increased 43.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,810 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Litchfield Park.

Communities near Litchfield Park ...

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

  • Phoenix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Glendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Peoria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Surprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Buckeye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • El Mirage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tolleson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Avondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Goodyear
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Litchfield Park ...

Looking for more information about Litchfield Park? 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 Litchfield Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Litchfield Park.

Adding Litchfield Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Litchfield Park 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 Litchfield Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Litchfield Park post office opened in 1923.

We also found Litchfield Park on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Litchfield Park.

The official website for Litchfield Park: www.litchfield-park.org/

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

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 Maricopa, 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 Litchfield Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Litchfield Park - 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 city (such as Litchfield Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Litchfield Park 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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