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Welcome to Araz Junction ...

Araz Junction is located in Imperial County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Araz Junction: Araz Jct. (or less commonly used: Araz Jctn.)

Araz Junction is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Araz Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Araz Junction (for example, toward Wellton (AZ)), you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Araz Junction: 760 & 442<3>

Communities near Araz Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Araz Junction.

  • Yuma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yuma is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <4>
  • San Luis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Somerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Winterhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ogilby ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ogilby is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilby
  • Bard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tumco ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tumco is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumco
  • Araby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Araby is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Araby
  • Gadsden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fortuna Foothills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fortuna Foothills is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna Foothills

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Araz Junction ...

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

Adding Araz Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Araz Junction 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 (so far) for Araz Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Araz Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Araz Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Araz Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Araz Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.