Summary for Turtle Creek

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Located in: Maricopa County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Turtle Crk.

Time Zone: Turtle Creek lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST)

Elevation: 1,370 feet [417.58 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Turtle Creek:

Lat: 33.638400° (or 33°38'18" N)

Lon: -112.071300° (or -112°4'16" W)

USGS Topo Map: Union Hills<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Turtle Creek

GNIS ID: 25172

FIPS State / Place Code: 04 / 77455

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The community of Phoenix is the County Seat for Maricopa County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Maricopa)

Population

Total Area:<5> 9,224 sq. miles [23,891.1 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 1,639,279

Official Website: www.maricopa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Maricopa

GNIS ID: 37026

FIPS State / County Code: 04 / 013

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Turtle Creek)

About Arizona

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Arizona

Official Website: https://az.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Arizona

GNIS ID: 1779777

FIPS State: 04

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

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turtle Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Turtle Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Turtle Creek.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Turtle Creek. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).