Meadview, Arizona

Meadview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located near Lake Mead. As of the 2020 census, Meadview had 1,420 residents,^[3] up from 1,224 as of 2010.^[5] It was founded in the 1960s as a retirement community^[6] and is still largely one, as well as a vacation spot for people coming to enjoy Lake Mead.

Meadview, Arizona
Census-designated place
Meadview looking east to Grand Wash Cliffs
Motto(s):  "In Hardship, Always United"
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
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Coordinates: 35°59′08″N 114°04′16″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Mohave
Area [1]
• Total	31.04 sq mi (80.39 km2)
• Land	31.04 sq mi (80.39 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,343 ft (1,019 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,420
• Density	45.75/sq mi (17.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code	86444[4]
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-45285
GNIS feature ID	2582824[2]

Geography

Meadview is located in northern Mohave County. It is 67 miles (108 km) north of Kingman, the county seat, via Pierce Ferry Road. From the road it is possible to see Lake Mead to the west, 3 miles (5 km) distant. Road access to the lake is 11 miles (18 km) to the north. Pearce Ferry on the Colorado River, at the west end of the Grand Canyon, is 14 miles (23 km) north of Meadview.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Meadview CDP has an area of 31.0 square miles (80 km²), all land.^[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Meadview has a hot desert climate, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps.^[7]

Climate data for Climate Meadview – Arizona, 1981–2010.
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	56 (13)	59 (15)	67 (19)	77 (25)	87 (31)	98 (37)	102 (39)	100 (38)	93 (34)	79 (26)	65 (18)	55 (13)	78 (26)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	33 (1)	36 (2)	41 (5)	49 (9)	60 (16)	70 (21)	76 (24)	74 (23)	65 (18)	52 (11)	41 (5)	33 (1)	53 (11)
Source: US Climate Data[8][9]

Demographics

Meadview at lower right, Virgin Canyon and upper Lake Mead above (2012)

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	821		—
2010	1,224		49.1%
2020	1,420		16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Meadview was as follows:

• White: 92.8% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 95.5%; Hispanic Whites: 4.9%)
• Black or African American: 0.7%
• Asian: 1.0%
• Two or more races: 2.2%
• Native American: 1.3%
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%

Source:^[11]

Media

Meadview is the community of license for five broadcast translator television stations and one translator radio station. The TV stations rebroadcast Phoenix stations, and are owned by Mohave County. The radio station is privately owned and rebroadcasts a radio station from Redding, California via satellite. Meadview is also within range of the major television and radio stations from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Broadcast media licensed to Meadview:

• K23DK – translator of KPNX 12 Phoenix (NBC)
• K25DH – translator of KTVK-TV 3 Phoenix (Ind)
• K36FZ – translator of KAET 8 Phoenix (PBS)
• K38GR – translator of KNXV-TV 15 Phoenix (ABC)
• K47HE – translator of KPHO-TV 5 Phoenix (CBS)
• K215DJ 90.9 – translator of KVIP-FM 98.1 Redding CA (Contemporary Christian)
• KCYE 107.9 – country station serving Las Vegas, licensed to Meadview.

Education

The CDP is in the Kingman Unified School District.^[12]