| Official Name: | Deer Creek, Arizona |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Arizona#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Deer Creek |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gila |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.74 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.74 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.83 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.83 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 230 |
| Population Density Km2: | 48.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 125.75 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3025 |
| Coordinates: | 34.0644°N -111.3506°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 85541[2] |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Deer Creek is a census-designated place in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Deer Creek is located almost directly between the community of Tonto Basin and the town of Payson near Arizona State Route 87. The population as of the 2010 U.S. Census was 216.[3]
Deer Creek is located at 34.0623°N -111.3495°W.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of, all land.[4]
There is an actual creek by the name of Deer Creek, which when not dry, flows by this Village of Deer Creek. The remains of David Gowan, a well-known pioneer, were buried just where they were found beside the North Fork of Deer Creek, close to Bars Canyon. .[5] Today, the grave site is marked and preserved.(There is a different Deer Creek in the Grand Canyon which flows into the Colorado River.)