Queen Creek, Arizona

About Queen Creek

Queen Creek is a thriving city in central Arizona, home to 83,781 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#434 nationwide).

Officially, Queen Creek is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 42.11 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,990 residents per square mile.

📰 Queen Creek News Today

• Queen Creek businesses requesting state liquor licenses Your Valley · Oct 10
• 5 new tenants are coming to Queen Creek Marketplace AZ Big Media · Oct 10
• 22280 S 209th Way Apt 177, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 Realtor.com · Oct 10
• Queen Creek not fretting over Colorado River cuts Queen Creek Tribune · Sep 29
• Queen Creek Arizona Temple site announced Church News · Aug 31

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Arizona headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Queen Creek Unique

• A top-25 city in Arizona by population (#15 of 91 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Queen Creek — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Home to 1.4% of Arizona's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 83,781.
• Easy reach of Gilbert (9 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Queen Creek

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Queen Creek

• Ahipoki
• Backyard Taco — mexican
• Barrio Queen — mexican
• Brooklyn V's Pizza — pizza
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Lucky Lou's — american
• Luna Grill — mediterranean
• Maritza's Papusas — salvadoran
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Portillo's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Pecan Lake Entertainment · Theme park
• Wine & Design · Art gallery
• Eastmark Splash Pad · Water park
• Mary Lou Fulton Aqauatic Center · Water park
• San Tan Historical Society · Museum
• Schnepf Farms · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Queen Creek

• Frontier Family Park reviews ★
• Queen Creek Botanical Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Acceleration Park reviews ★
• Axiom Park reviews ★
• Cobalt Court reviews ★
• Copernicus Court reviews ★
• Desert Mountain Park reviews ★
• Eastmark Great Park reviews ★
• Eastmark Palm Walkway reviews ★
• Founders' Park reviews ★
• Locke Park reviews ★
• Mansel Carter Oasis Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Queen Creek

• American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12
• American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6
• Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon
• Benjamin Franklin High School
• CAVIT - Poston Butte High School
• CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School
• Cambridge Academy East
• EDUPRIZE ONLINE INSTRUCTION
• Eduprize School
• Heritage Academy Gateway
• Heritage Academy Queen Creek
• Leading Edge Academy Mountain View
• Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek
• Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Banner Ironwood Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Queen Creek

🏘️ Nearby Communities