Parker Strip is a community in La Paz County, Arizona, home to about 861 people across 3.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 85344.
Homes sold for a median of $295 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Parker; part is in Parker Strip
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Parker Strip. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)129 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lake Havasu City Airport (HII)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Glendale, AZ128 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ132 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Parker Strip; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Parker Strip had 621 residents in the 2020 census, down 81% since 2000.
It’s the 220th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
La Paz County grew from 13,844 residents in 1990 to 16,557 in 2020.
La Paz County, 1990–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 108°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Parker, AZ weather station (about a mile away).
4,056 jobs at 352 businesses in La Paz County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
99 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Parker Strip.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 19 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 23 |
| Dentists | 11 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 25 |
| Mental health providers | 14 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Parker Unified School District (4510), Western Arizona Vocational District #50 (90123). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Primary SchoolParker | Pre-K–2 | 379 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Le Pera Elementary SchoolParker | K–8 | 191 | Public | 16.5 mi |
| Wallace Elementary SchoolParker | 3–5 | 323 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Wallace Jr High SchoolParker | 6–8 | 299 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Parker Alternative SchoolParker | 9–12 | 37 | Alternative Education | 0.1 mi |
| Parker High SchoolParker | 9–12 | 478 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| WAVE - Parker High SchoolParker | 9–12 | 1 | Career and Technical | 0.6 mi |
| WAVE-Arizona Western CollegeParker | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Parker, Cienega Springs and Bluewater.
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