[7] A small portion of the city limits comprising the El Dorado Mobile Estates Resort and Senior Cottages of Apache Junction extends west into Maricopa County.

Apache Junction is located in the east part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Area.

[2] The town is bounded to the east by the Superstition Mountains (a federal wilderness area and home of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine) and to the north by the Goldfield Mountains with the Bulldog Recreation Area.

Goldfield Ghost Town, a tourist location preserved from former prospecting days, lies near the western face of Superstition Mountain just off Highway 88 (Apache Trail).

[8] In October 2021, Apache Junction annexed ten square miles south of the city's previous southern boundary.

31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The city is governed by a collection of elected officials, clerk, and nine boards and commissions.

[14] This gallery includes images of some of the remaining historical structures located in Apache Junction.

Among the exhibits on the grounds of the Superstition Mountain Museum are studio sets and other Western paraphernalia that were saved from the Apacheland fire of 1969.

[17] Greyhound Lines serves Apache Junction on its Phoenix-El Paso via Globe route.