Santa Claus, ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States

Santa Claus is an uninhabited desert place in Mohave County, Arizona, about 14 miles northwest of Kingman along U.S. Route 93. Nina Talbot opened it in 1937 as a Santa-themed attraction to sell subdivided lots. Buildings included the Santa Claus Inn and Cinderella's Doll House, a Swiss chalet-style structure. The abandoned town was torn down in late 2021 or early 2022.

Nina Talbot, a real estate agent from Los Angeles, opened Santa Claus in 1937 on an 80-acre site about 14 miles northwest of Kingman, building a North Pole-themed attraction to sell subdivided lots. The town became a full tourist spot by 1942, but Talbot sold it in 1949 after her resale plans failed. Businesses closed in 1995, and the abandoned buildings were torn down in late 2021 or early 2022.

The name came from Nina Talbot's plan to sell subdivided lots around a Santa-themed attraction. Children could visit a Santa there year-round, and each December letters arrived addressed to Santa Claus to receive the town's postmark. The restaurant's French Room appeared on vintage postcards, with a photo of Santa above the fireplace.

The site was torn down in late 2021 or early 2022, so nothing of the buildings remains; the red "Santa Claus, AZ FOR SALE" sign on two posts, advertising 4 acres zoned hi-way commercial with 400 feet of frontage, is what stands in the dry ground. The location is about 14 miles northwest of Kingman along U.S. Route 93, between mile markers 57 and 58, just north of Hermit Drive. There are no facilities, so carry water and fuel before leaving Kingman.

The town's post office drew letters addressed simply to Santa Claus, and a 1961 Popular Mechanics advertisement offered to remail cards from here for 25 cents plus postage, so the envelope carried a Santa Claus, Arizona postmark. The restaurant's rum pie was its signature dish.