Littlefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, that is located in the Arizona Strip region. As of the 2020 census, its population was 256, a decline from the figure of 308 tabulated in 2010. It lies just south of Interstate 15, next to the Virgin River, approximately 10 mi northeast of Mesquite, Nevada. Littlefield is located in the 86432 ZIP Code.

History

Littlefield was first settled by Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormons, in 1865. Littlefield is the former home of the Littlefield Unified School District, the geographically largest school district in Arizona. The only remnant of the school district in Littlefield itself is the historic adobe Littlefield Schoolhouse, currently under renovation.

Geography

Littlefield is in the northwestern corner of Mohave County (and the state of Arizona), along Interstate 15, with access from Exit 8. It is bordered to the north, across I-15, by the community of Beaver Dam. I-15 leads southwest 10 mi to Mesquite, Nevada, and 90 mi to Las Vegas, while to the northeast the highway enters the Virgin River Gorge and leads 29 mi to St. George, Utah. Littlefield, Beaver Dam, and Scenic have the distinction of being the only towns in Arizona along I-15. Owing to its location in the Arizona Strip, northwest of Grand Canyon National Park and west of the Virgin River, it is isolated by hundreds of miles from the rest of the state. Travel to other towns within Arizona requires crossing through either Nevada or Utah, or driving on unpaved roads to the rest of Arizona's road network.

Demographics

The city is made up of 72.7 percent Hispanic, 27.3 percent White, 0 percent Black or Asian.

Education

The CDP is in the Littlefield Unified School District.