| City: | Lake Montezuma, Arizona |
| City Alias: | Lk Montezuma |
| County: | Yavapai County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:18:51 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.6323, -111.7775 |
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Lake Montezuma sits in Arizona's Verde Valley within Yavapai County, roughly 90 miles north of Phoenix. This isn't a standalone postal territory. It's a point location within ZIP 86335, which handles the broader area. The Community Post Office here provides a local mail access point for residents who would otherwise travel to Camp Verde or Rimrock.
The 86342 ZIP has no residential delivery routes of its own. Mail comes through the enclosing 86335 ZIP code's carrier network. Residents can pick up mail at this small post office or receive delivery at a 86335 address. Only one street name appears in the postal records: Zuni. Three local businesses employing 13 people make up the commercial presence.
Lake Montezuma takes its name from nearby Montezuma Well, a natural limestone sinkhole that's part of Montezuma Castle National Monument. The community developed as a rural residential area serving people who work in Camp Verde, Cottonwood, or Sedona. Both "Lake Montezuma" and the abbreviated "Lk Montezuma" work as valid mailing addresses.
Only one street appears in postal records, indicating minimal address infrastructure.
ZIP Code 86342 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 14 people with an annual payroll of $348,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $49,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $348,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 14Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 86342 is located in Yavapai County, Arizona, within the Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 39150) and Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 241,656 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 86342. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 39150Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 241,656Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7838.12 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0439720Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lake Montezuma CDP; ArizonaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 86342 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.