Queen Creek, Arizona
About Queen Creek
Queen Creek is a thriving city in central Arizona, home to 83,781 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#434 nationwide).
Officially, Queen Creek is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 42.11 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,990 residents per square mile.
📰 Queen Creek News Today
- Tourism’s reach across Arizona goes far beyond hotels and resorts yourvalley.net · Aug 18
- 2 teens arrested for playing ‘Senior Assassins’ game, Queen Creek police say AZ Family · Aug 13
- 20415 E Domingo Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 Realtor.com · Aug 16
- Step back into time with these Queen Creek photos from 1920s and '30s azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic · Aug 12
- Postino to Open First Queen Creek Location Fabulous Arizona · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Queen Creek Unique
- A top-25 city in Arizona by population (#15 of 91 incorporated places).
- The only place in America named Queen Creek — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Home to 1.4% of Arizona's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 83,781.
- Easy reach of Gilbert (9 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Queen Creek
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Queen Creek
- Ahipoki
- Backyard Taco — mexican
- Barrio Queen — mexican
- Brooklyn V's Pizza — pizza
- Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Lucky Lou's — american
- Luna Grill — mediterranean
- Maritza's Papusas — salvadoran
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Portillo's
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Pecan Lake Entertainment · Theme park
- Wine & Design · Art gallery
- Eastmark Splash Pad · Water park
- Mary Lou Fulton Aqauatic Center · Water park
- San Tan Historical Society · Museum
- Schnepf Farms · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Queen Creek
- Frontier Family Park reviews ★
- Queen Creek Botanical Gardens · Garden reviews ★
- Acceleration Park reviews ★
- Axiom Park reviews ★
- Cobalt Court reviews ★
- Copernicus Court reviews ★
- Desert Mountain Park reviews ★
- Eastmark Great Park reviews ★
- Eastmark Palm Walkway reviews ★
- Founders' Park reviews ★
- Locke Park reviews ★
- Mansel Carter Oasis Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Queen Creek
- American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12
- American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6
- Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon
- Benjamin Franklin High School
- CAVIT - Poston Butte High School
- CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School
- Cambridge Academy East
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- Eduprize School
- Heritage Academy Gateway
- Heritage Academy Queen Creek
- Leading Edge Academy Mountain View
- Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek
- Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Banner Ironwood Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.