Crown King, Arizona | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Crown King Saloon | |
  Crown King, Arizona Location in the state of Arizona  Crown King, Arizona Crown King, Arizona (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°12′20″N 112°20′19″W / 34.20556°N 112.33861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yavapai |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Named for | Crowned King Mine[1] |
| Elevation | 5,771 ft (1,759 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 133 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| Post Office opened | July 29, 1888 |
| Post Office closed | May 15, 1954 |
| GNIS feature ID | 28197 |
Crown King is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, located at an elevation of 5,771 feet (1,759 m).[2] Crown King has a ZIP Code of 86343; in 2000, the population of the 86343 ZCTA was 133.[3] The site of a former gold mining town, Crown King is 28 miles west of Interstate 17 on Senator Highway, high in the Bradshaw Mountains. The community is named after the Crowned King mine, but the name was shortened to Crown King in 1888. Horsethief Basin Lake resides 6.5 miles southeast of Crown King on Crown King Rd/Forest 259 Rd.
- ^ Varney, Philip (2005). "Yavapai Ghosts". In Stieve, Robert (ed.). Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Camps: A Travel Guide to History (10th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Highways Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 1932082468.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crown King
- ^ "American FactFinder – Community Facts". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2010.