Wikieup, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Lake Havasu City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85360. The Survey maps it on the Wikieup quadrangle. 135 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,998 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWikieup grew from 133 to 135 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 | 133 | |
| 2020 | 135 | +2 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1923 USGS Signal quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Signal quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Wikieup quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Bagdad quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Wikieup between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,070 acres in total. 6 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 | 20 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 93 FIRE |
| 13 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BITTER |
| 12 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | DIAMOND JOE |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | TOMKINS |
| 3 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | CORRAL 2 |
| 26 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | HOT CAR |
| 24 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BITTER |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Wikieup: 6 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zeolites, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayview Beryllium | Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Big Sandy Formation | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Big Sandy Formation | Zeolites, Bentonite, Feldspar, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Limestone, Dimension, Flagstone | Unknown | ||
| Copper Head Mill | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Giles Clay Deposit | Clay, Calcium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Midwest | Lead, Molybdenum, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Midwest Mill | Lead | Unknown | ||
| East of Big Sandy River | Zeolites | Occurrence | Analcime, Chabazite, Clinoptilolite, Erionite, Phillipsite | |
| Sycamore Creek Zeolites | Zeolites | Occurrence | Analcime, Erionite | |
| Wickieup Zeolite Occurrence | Zeolites | Unknown |
Storms near this place
43 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wikieup in 43 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 30 flash flood, 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | Flood | Wikieup | $1,000,000 | The Big Sandy River near Wikieup crested at 17.9 feet. This was the all-time record crest. Several roads were washed away. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wikieup | $25,000 | Winds estimated by ADOT at 60-70 mph blew down a shed, power lines, and several trees (which closed U.S. Highway 93 for a time). |
| August 2016 | Flood | Wikieup | $5,000 | Pump Station Road, Benegas Road, and Signal Road were all closed due to flooding of the Big Sandy River. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Wikieup | $2,000 | Water in the Big Sandy River closed Pump Station Road and Banegas Ranch Road. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $2,000 | Pump Station Road and Huffritter Road were closed from Highway 93 to Back Road. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $2,000 | Mud and debris covered Highway 93 at Chicken Springs Road. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Rd was closed from Highway 93 to Back Rd. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | East Rd, also known as Benegas Ranch Rd, was closed. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Rd was closed from Hwy 93 to Back Rd. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Sycamore Camp Rd was closed from Burro Creek Crossing to mile post 9. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Rd was closed from Hwy 93 to Back Rd. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Banegas Crossing was closed from Hwy 93 to Banegas Ranch. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Burro Creek Crossing was closed from Hwy 93 to mile post 14. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Burro Creek Crossing Rd was closed. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Banegas Crossing was closed. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Rd was closed. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Chicken Springs Road was closed. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Sycamore Creek Road was closed from Burro Creek Crossing. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Burro Creek Crossing Road was closed from Highway 93 to mile marker 14. |
| October 2022 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Rd was closed from Hwy 93 to Back Rd. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Road was closed from Highway 93 to Back Road due to flooding. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Road was closed from Highway 93 to Back Road due to flooding. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Banegas Ranch Road was closed from Banegas Ranch to Highway 93 due to flooding. |
| December 2019 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Rd was closed from Highway 93 to Back Rd due to flooding. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Road was closed from Highway 93 to Back Road. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Banegas Road was closed from Highway 93 to Banegas Ranch Road. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Road was closed. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Banegas Road was closed. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Road was closed from Highway 93 to Back Road. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Huffritter Road was closed from Highway 93 to Back Road. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Signal Road was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Pump Station Road was closed due to flooding. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | $1,000 | Several dirt roads leading to private property were underwater and impassable. A gage recorded 1.77 inches of rain in one hour. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wikieup | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds tipped over a pergola in Wikieup. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wikieup | - | A spotter driving on Highway 93 southeast of Wikieup estimated a 65 mph gust from a thunderstorm. He had to pull over and stop because his car was being blown off the road. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Wikieup | - | Water briefly covered U.S. Highway 93 near Wikieup. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wikieup | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wikieup | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Wikieup | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Wikieup | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Wikieup | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Wikieup | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Wikieup | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar | 11.0 miles | 17 | |
| Greenwood | 13.5 miles | 17 | |
| Signal | 15.9 miles | 18 | |
| Six Mile Crossing | 16.9 miles | 16 | |
| Nothing (historical) | 21.2 miles | 17 | |
| Haviland | 30.8 miles | 16 | |
| Yucca | 30.8 miles | 16 | |
| Athos | 32.8 miles | 15 |
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 Wikieup | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6644616 | 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 24690. 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.









