Salt River, Arizona
Salt River is a populated place situated in Maricopa County, Arizona.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level. 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]
Salt River, Arizona | |
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 Salt River, 2014 | |
  Salt River Location within the state of Arizona  Salt River Salt River (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°28′00″N 111°51′51″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Maricopa |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code(s) | 480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 44982 |
References
- "Feature Detail Report for: Salt River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Salt River (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0816534951.
- "Post Offices, Arizona, Maricopa County". Postalhistory.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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