Town guide

Quartzsite, Arizona

Quartzsite is a town in La Paz County, Arizona, home to about 1,877 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85346.

Homes sold for a median of $419 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population1,87752 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$419Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Quartzsite

1 ZIP code

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Around Quartzsite

Distances

Nearest major airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)127 miles away
Closer regional airportLake Havasu City Airport (HII)59 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Glendale, AZ116 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ121 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Quartzsite; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Quartzsite

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Quartzsite had 2,413 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.

It’s the 157th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.

La Paz County grew from 13,844 residents in 1990 to 16,557 in 2020.

Quartzsite population by census2000: 3,354, 2010: 3,677, 2020: 2,4133,35420003,67720102,4132020

La Paz County, 1990–2020

La Paz County population, 1990 to 20201990: 13,844, 2000: 19,715, 2010: 20,489, 2020: 16,55714K’9020K’0020K’1017K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 109°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near QuartzsiteJan: high 67°F, low 40°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 71°F, low 44°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 79°F, low 51°F, 0.5 in; Apr: high 87°F, low 57°F, 0.1 in; May: high 95°F, low 66°F, 0.1 in; Jun: high 105°F, low 75°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 109°F, low 82°F, 0.5 in; Aug: high 108°F, low 82°F, 0.5 in; Sep: high 102°F, low 74°F, 0.5 in; Oct: high 90°F, low 60°F, 0.2 in; Nov: high 76°F, low 47°F, 0.3 in; Dec: high 65°F, low 39°F, 0.6 in67°40°Jan0.771°44°Feb0.779°51°Mar0.587°57°Apr0.195°66°May0.1105°75°Jun0.1109°82°Jul0.5108°82°Aug0.5102°74°Sep0.590°60°Oct0.276°47°Nov0.365°39°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Quartzsite, AZ weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in La Paz County

4,056 jobs at 352 businesses in La Paz County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in La Paz CountyRetail trade: 1,311 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,284 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 401 jobs; Manufacturing: 203 jobs; Wholesale trade: 145 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 110 jobs; Administrative and support: 94 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 93 jobsRetail trade 32% Hotels and restaurants 32% Health care and social assistance 10% Manufacturing 5% Wholesale trade 4% Real estate and rentals 3% Administrative and support 2% Transportation and warehousing 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Quartzsite.

Nearest hospitals

  • Palo Verde HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Blythe24.5 miles
  • Parker Indian Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Parker29.6 miles
  • La Paz Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Parker29.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Pharmacies2

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.

Places in and around Quartzsite

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Quartzsite Town Park · 18 acres3.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • Coyote Fresh Foods4.4 mi
  • Roadrunner Market4.4 mi
  • Dollar General Market4.4 mi
  • Big Market5.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Quartzsite Public Library3.9 mi

Museums

  • Quartzsite Museum4.6 mi

Counts are within about 4 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.

Schools in Quartzsite

Public schools here are run by Quartzsite Elementary District (4511). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Quartzsite Elementary SchoolQuartzsiteK–8—Public4.4 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 La Paz Valley.

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