THE SAN TAN VALLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gila/Salt Intermediate Basins setting.
San Tan Valley CDP has 75.8 square miles of land in 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
San Tan Valley and Pinal County
San Tan Valley is associated with Pinal County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
San Tan Valley by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within San Tan Valley, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.1 percentage points lower than the 0.1% recorded for Pinal County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, San Tan Valley CDP has 1.8 times the land area of nearby Queen Creek town (42 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

