Salt River, Arizona

Salt River, Arizona
Populated place
Salt River, 2014
Salt River, 2014
Salt River is located in Arizona
Salt River
Salt River
Salt River is located in the United States
Salt River
Salt River
Coordinates: 33°28′00″N 111°51′51″W / 33.46667°N 111.86417°W / 33.46667; -111.86417
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Elevation
[1]
1,220 ft (372 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code480
GNIS feature ID44982

Salt River is a populated place situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level. It is located on the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community.

Salt River is named after the Salt River on the north bank of which it is situated, east of Phoenix and near Lehi. The post office opened in 1912 and was originally named Saltriver, but was changed to the two-word version when the post office moved to Scottsdale in 1916.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Salt River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Salt River (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0816534951.
  4. ^ "Post Offices, Arizona, Maricopa County". Postalhistory.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.