Beaver Dam, Arizona
Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, that is located in the Arizona Strip region and was settled on December 2, 1863. It is located along Interstate 15 approximately 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Mesquite, Nevada. It is located in the 86432 ZIP Code. It had a population of 1,552 as of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,962 tabulated in 2010.
Beaver Dam, Arizona | |
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Location in Mohave County, Arizona. | |
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| Coordinates: 36°54′N 113°56′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Mohave |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Founded by | Henry W. Miller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.49 sq mi (21.99 km2) |
| • Land | 8.49 sq mi (21.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,552 |
| • Density | 182.80/sq mi (70.58/km2) |
| Time zone | MST |
| ZIP code | 86432 |
| FIPS code | 04-05490 |
Beaver Dam and the neighboring communities of Littlefield, Scenic and Desert Springs have the distinction of being the only towns in Arizona along I-15. Owing to their location in the Arizona Strip, northwest of the Grand Canyon and west of the Virgin River, they are isolated by hundreds of miles from the rest of the state. Absent by plane or helicopter, travel to other towns within Arizona requires crossing through either Nevada or Utah, or routing through unpaved roads to the rest of Arizona's road network.
The great Western author and essayist Wallace Stegner reputedly said of the Arizona Strip that "it is connected geographically to Utah, politically to Arizona and neither one gives a damn."