Welcome to Miami ...
The town of Miami is located in Gila County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Miami, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
When the people of Miami refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Miamian<2>
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Miami has a population of 1,797 people<3> (see below for details).
Miami is 3,500 feet [1,067 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Miami is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Miami lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Area Code for Miami: 928
The ZIP code for Miami: 85539<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Miami had an population of 1,797 people. This is a decrease of 2.18% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.18% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Miami had a population of 1,837 people. This makes Miami the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Miami represents 0.03% of the total population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 82nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,837 people, the population of Miami decreased 5.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,936 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Miami.
Communities Also Named Miami ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Miami - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Miami.
Communities near Miami ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Miami.
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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 <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Globe
- From Miami to Globe
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Pinal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Superior
- From Miami to Superior
- Copper Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Copper Hill is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Copper Hill
- From Miami to Copper Hill
- Pinal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinal
- Pinal is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinal
- From Miami to Pinal
- Top-of-the-World
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-World
- Top-of-the-World is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Top-of-the-World
- From Miami to Top-of-the-World
- Cutter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Cutter is located in Gila County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cutter
- From Miami to Cutter
- Silver King ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
- Silver King is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Silver King
- From Miami to Silver King
- McMillenville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McMillenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillenville
- McMillenville is located in Gila County
- McMillenville has also been known as:
- McMillanville
- McMillianville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McMillenville
- From Miami to McMillenville
- Pinal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinal
- Pinal is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinal
- From Miami to Pinal
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- 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.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverside
- From Miami to Riverside
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 Miami. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Miami.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Miami. 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 Miami.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Miami. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Miami.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miami ...
Looking for more information about Miami? 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 Miami, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Miami.
Adding Miami to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Miami 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 Miami was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Miami post office opened in 1908.
We also found Miami mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Miami.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miami. 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> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Miami refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a town's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Miami may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Miami. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miami - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 Miami). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Miami or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |