Golden Valley, Arizona
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kingman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86413. The Survey maps it on the Kingman NW quadrangle. 8,801 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,805 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGolden Valley grew from 8,370 to 8,801 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,370 | |
| 2020 | 8,801 | +431 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1942 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Kingman NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Davis Dam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Golden Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,579 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Valley Fire District | 182161 |
| 2 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Colorado River District | SACRAMENTO |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | 13 MILE WASH |
| 8 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | CHAMPION |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | ALERT |
| 31 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | LEGEND RANCH |
| 30 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Golden Valley Fire District | 182106 |
| 16 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | EGAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Golden Valley: 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Beryllium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Gold, Silver, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Cerbat Mountains | Feldspar | Occurrence | Feldspar | |
| Old Mint Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Argentite, Galena | |
| Sandpit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sandpit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
47 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Golden Valley in 47 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 33 flash flood, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2019 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | 1 hurt, $20,000 | Several swift water rescues occurred near the intersection of Aztec and Chino, and numerous roads were closed. One rescuer suffered a leg injury. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $100,000 | Three cars ended up in the wash off Estrella Road, and a total of 13 people were rescued from vehicles around town. At least three people had to wait on top of their cars. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | $30,000 | A communications tower was blown down. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $25,000 | There were at least four swift water rescues, and numerous roads were closed. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $25,000 | Several roads were closed in Golden Valley, some with water depths over two feet, and two swift water rescues occurred. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $20,000 | Several roads in the northeast part of Golden Valley, AZ were impassable with at least two feet of water flowing over them. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew over two travel trailers in Golden Valley. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $10,000 | A car was stuck in a flooded wash on South Estrella Road. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $10,000 | Three swift water rescues occurred in Golden Valley. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $5,000 | Several roads in Golden Valley were closed. |
| November 2019 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $5,000 | Several roads were closed due to flooding. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $5,000 | Several roads in Golden Valley were closed due to flooding. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Golden Valley | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail and high wind broke all the windows on the west side of the spotter's house, broke his weather station, and damaged his shortwave radio equipment. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | $5,000 | High wind and golf ball size hail broke all the windows on the west side of the spotter's house, broke his weather station, and damaged his shortwave radio equipment. |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $4,000 | Multiple roads in Golden Valley were covered with water, mud, and rocks. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $4,000 | Water and debris flowed over Aztec Road and Bacobi Road near Shinarump Drive. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $3,000 | Multiple roads were closed due to flooding. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a tree and an antenna and blew a shed through a fence. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $2,000 | Flash flooding closed North Estrella Rd from Chino Dr to West Estrella Circle and Agua Fria Dr from Milky Way Rd to North Estrella Rd. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $2,000 | Chino Dr and Shinarump Dr were closed due to flooding. |
| January 2016 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $2,000 | Portions of Teddy Roosevelt Road and Shinarump Drive were closed due to flooding. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $2,000 | Six inches of water flowed over Estrella Road at 0545 MST. Two swift water rescues occurred at 0800 MST. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $2,000 | Mud covered Highway 68 from Union Pass to Golden Valley. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Legend Ranch Rd was closed from Highway 93 to Burro Drive due to flooding. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Legend Ranch Road was closed. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Shinarump Drive was flooded. |
| October 2022 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Shinarump Dr was closed from Aztec Rd to Colorado Rd. |
| October 2022 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Chino Dr was closed from Morenci Rd to Aztec Rd. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Shinarump Drive was flooded between Palo Christy Road and South Pinon Road. |
| December 2019 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Shinarump Dr was closed from Colorado Rd to Aztec Rd due to flooding. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Aztec Road was closed from Shinarump Drive to Unkar Drive. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Two feet of water flowed over several streets on the northeast side of Golden Valley. |
| November 2016 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | A swift water rescue occurred near the intersection of Egar Rd and Diabase Rd in Golden Valley. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Shinarump Drive was closed from Aztec to Estrella due to flooding. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Eight inches of water flowed over the intersection of Laguna and Jupiter. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Eight to ten inches of water flowed over Bacobi Road just south of Highway 68. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | $1,000 | Six inches of flowing water with rocks and debris covered the intersection of Chino Dr. and Teddy Roosevelt Rd. in Golden Valley. |
| November 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | - | This gust occurred at Union Pass. |
| October 2015 | Hail | Golden Valley | - | The same storm produced an estimated gust of 70 mph. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | - | The same storm produced hail estimated at 1.50 inches. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Golden Valley | - | Ten to eleven inches of water flowed down roadways in Golden Valley. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Golden Valley | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Golden Valley | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Valley | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Golden Valley | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Golden Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1535079 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1866985. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










