THE APACHE JUNCTION LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gila/Salt Intermediate Basins setting.
Apache Junction city has 45.5 square miles of land in Maricopa County, Pinal County. Its Census reference point is in Gila/Salt Intermediate Basins, within Sonoran Basin and Range.
Hot desert basins are separated by low mountain ranges. Palo verde, cacti and other drought-adapted plants distinguish the Sonoran setting from the Mojave region farther north.
Regional context: Sonoran Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Apache Junction intersects 2 county geographies: Maricopa County, Pinal County. A Apache Junction mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Apache Junction by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Apache Junction, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.3% recorded for Arizona. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Apache Junction city has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Gold Canyon CDP (28.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

