Poston, Arizona
CDP
About Poston
Set in the western part of Arizona, Poston is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Poston is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.38 square miles.
📰 Poston News Today
- Reflections on Recent Camp Pilgrimages in North Dakota and Arizona Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment · Dec 1
- An Internment Camp Within an Internment Camp - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Mar 29
- Brick-by-brick restoration part of annual pilgrimage to internment camp in western Arizona KJZZ · Dec 10
- Schedule - Poston Butte Broncos (San Tan Valley, AZ) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 4
- 2 Poston Junior High students arrested during ICE protest 12News · Jan 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Poston Unique
- The only place in America named Poston — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western Arizona, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Poston
- Riverside Mountains Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateArizona
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.38 sq mi
Coordinates33.9921, -114.4044