Passport Acceptance Offices in Cave Creek, Arizona

Cave Creek sits in the high Sonoran Desert on the northern edge of Maricopa County, and getting a passport here is refreshingly simple for a town this size: the local U.S. Post Office on School House Road handles first-time applications right in the village center. If you live in the Desert Foothills area — Cave Creek, Carefree, New River or the north Scottsdale foothills — this is the office to know, since the Carefree post office a couple of miles east does not accept passport applications.

The Cave Creek Post Office works by appointment through the USPS scheduler and can take your passport photo on the spot, which makes it a one-stop visit for parents applying for a child or for anyone filing a DS-11 for the first time. Because it's a small-town branch, appointment slots can fill quickly around spring break and summer travel season, so book ahead.

Cave Creek is one of many towns covered on our Arizona passport offices guide, where you'll find the federal fee schedule, the list of documents to bring, and current processing times so you don't have to hunt for them. Start on this Cave Creek passport page for the town-level details: the office itself, its hours and its photo service. If you're on a tight international timeline (travel within roughly two weeks), you'll need the Los Angeles Passport Agency rather than a local acceptance office.

The Cave Creek Post Office is the practical choice for the whole Desert Foothills area — note that nearby Carefree's post office does not offer passport acceptance, so don't drive there expecting service. Appointments are made through the USPS scheduler; bring an original proof of citizenship (like a certified birth certificate) plus a photo ID and a photocopy of it. Run through the complete document checklist on our Arizona passport guide ahead of your visit.