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Welcome to Parker Strip ...

Parker Strip is located in La Paz County<1>.

Parker Strip is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Parker Strip, 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.

Area Code for Parker Strip: 928

Communities near Parker Strip ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parker Strip.

  • Lake Havasu City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Parker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
    • Bluewater is located in La Paz County
  • Bluewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
    • Bluewater is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
  • Parker Dam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Earp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Havasu Palms
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havasu Palms
    • Havasu Palms is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
  • Poston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Vidal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidal
    • Vidal is located in San Bernardino 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 Parker Strip. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parker Strip.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parker Strip ...

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

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 Parker Strip - 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.