BlockWintersburg, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Buckeye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85354. It stands on Fourmile Wash. The Survey maps it on the Wintersburg quadrangle. 51 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,008 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWintersburg fell from 136 to 51 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 | 136 | |
| 2020 | 51 | -85 (-62%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Phoenix South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wintersburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Wintersburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 293 acres in total. None 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 | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 18 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BROADWAY |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 16 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-112046 |
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 5 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wintersburg: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wintersburg in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Wintersburg | 1 hurt | A weak tornado touched down in the Wintersburg area just south of Interstate 10. Considerable damage was reported in the area between Salome highway and I-10...mostly near 355th Avenue. The NWS survey found damage to be EF-1. One man was injured when his home was destroyed. Several homes had roofs lifted off and automobiles were picked up and moved. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wintersburg | $30,000 | About 7 power poles were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2017 | Flash Flood | Wintersburg | $20,000 | A wet Pacific storm system moving through Arizona led to urban and small stream flooding in the greater Phoenix area on February 28th and caused many area washes and rivers to flow. As a result, flash flooding was observed on the west side of Phoenix near the community of Tonopah and along Interstate 10. According to local broadcast media, at 2100MST a swift water rescue of a man trapped in a vehicle occurred near Tonopah. A nearby Hassayampa river gauge with roughly zero flow jumped to 800 cubic feet per second in a matter of minutes with a flow depth of 2.5 feet reported. The fast water trapped the man and thus the need for the water rescue. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wintersburg | $10,000 | Downed powerlines affecting 252 customers were reported in an area between the Hassayampa River to Elliot Road to 355th Avenue to Wintersburg Road in Wintersburg. Winds were estimated at around 70 mph. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wintersburg | $10,000 | Winds took down 3 power poles about 5 miles east of Tonopah. Power was out for about 2 days in a 30 mile radius. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wintersburg | $3,000 | Power poles down near Buckeye Rd and 339th Ave west of Buckeye. Winds gusts were estimated upwards of 70 mph. No injuries were reported. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wintersburg | $1,000 | Power pole blown over due to thunderstorm winds in the area of Wintersburg Road and Latham Street near Tonopah. Winds were estimated at around 70 mph. Timing estimated from radar. No injuries were reported. |
| October 2022 | Flash Flood | Wintersburg | - | A Maricopa County Flood Control District Streamflow Gauge along Delaney Wash showed flow going above alarm stage (1.87 feet) between 22:51 and 22:53 MST, with a peak flow of 2.3 feet (255 cfs) at 23:07 MST. Flooding along the wash likely occurred along 411th Avenue, located 2.1 miles downstream and Salome Highway, located 3.7 miles downstream. Flow fell below alarm stage between 5:05 and 5:51 MST on the 16th. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Wintersburg | - | Salome Hwy between 331st Ave to 355th Ave was closed due to flooding. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Wintersburg | - | Tonopah-Salome Highway between 315th Avenue and 339th Avenue was closed due to flooding. This part of the highway is unbridged and crosses through the Hassayampa River. Timing estimated from a Maricopa County Flood Control District streamflow gage along the Hassayampa River. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Wintersburg | - | Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms affected much of the south-central deserts and the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon and evening hours on August 3rd. Some of the storms over the far western portions of Phoenix area produced locally heavy rains that led to episodes of flash flooding. Heavy rains led to flash flooding within desert washes such as the Delaney Wash. At 2025MST streamflow data indicated that the Delaney Wash was peaking and an Areal Flood Warning was issued for areas around the town of Tonopah. According to a report from the public, at 2023MST flow was observed across 411 Avenue. By roughly 2100MST, 411 Avenue was flooded near the Salome Highway as reported by Maricopa County Department of Transportation. Partly due to continued flow through Delaney Wash, the flood warning was allowed to continue through 2330MST. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Wintersburg | - | Thunderstorms with large hail moved through the Western fringes of the Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on September 11th. A trained weather spotter at the Palo Verde fire station near Wintersburg reported hail varying from pea-sized to silver dollar sized. The largest hail reported was estimated to be nearly one and one half inch in diameter. No damage was reported associated with the large hail. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Wintersburg | - | Hail about one inch in diameter was reported by the public. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wintersburg | - | Roof damaged by winds measured at 60 mph at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonopah | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dixie | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Crag | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Arlington | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hassayampa | 9.2 miles | 19 | |
| Palo Verde | 11.4 miles | 19 | |
| Conger | 11.7 miles | 19 | |
| Gillespie | 12.7 miles | 16 |
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 Wintersburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q167588 | 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 24693. 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.