Florence, Arizona

About Florence

Florence, AZ is a close-knit town located in central Arizona counting 24,891 people who proudly call it home.

Florence holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 62.69 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 397 residents per square mile.

📰 Florence News Today

• Dozens of inmate-trained wild burros find homes at auction in Florence AZPM News · Aug 17
• BLM Arizona Offers Wild Burros at Florence Placement Events Bureau of Land Management (.gov) · Jul 21
• 8530 W Millerton Way, Florence, AZ 85132 Realtor.com · Aug 13
• Florence Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Stanton, Kelly, Ansari, Grijalva Demand Answers on Measles Outbreak at Arizona Immigration Detention Facilities Congressman Greg Stanton (.gov) · Feb 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Florence Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Florence — but the Arizona one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Arizona — one of 467 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 24,891.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Florence

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Florence

• River Bottom Grill
• A & M Pizza — pizza
• Cactus Coffee Works (café)
• Chens Chinese Bistro — chinese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Valentino's Eatery

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Florence

• Highway Park reviews ★
• Poston Butte Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Florence

• American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6
• Anthem Elementary School
• CAVIT - Florence Unified
• EVIT - American Leadership Academy Anthem South
• Florence High School
• Florence K-8
• Florence Virtual Academy
• Magma Ranch K8 School
• Mountain Vista Academy
• Summit School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Florence

🏘️ Nearby Communities