diff --git a/arrow/array/timestamp.go b/arrow/array/timestamp.go
index 5ac0ee6c..cf17b31f 100644
--- a/arrow/array/timestamp.go
+++ b/arrow/array/timestamp.go
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@ func (b *TimestampBuilder) AppendValueFromString(s string) error {
 }
 
 func (b *TimestampBuilder) UnmarshalOne(dec *json.Decoder) error {
+	loc, err := b.dtype.GetZone()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	t, err := dec.Token()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -349,7 +354,6 @@ func (b *TimestampBuilder) UnmarshalOne(dec *json.Decoder) error {
 			b.Append(arrow.Timestamp(i))
 			break
 		}
-		loc, _ := b.dtype.GetZone()
 		tm, _, err := arrow.TimestampFromStringInLocation(v, b.dtype.Unit, loc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return &json.UnmarshalTypeError{
diff --git a/arrow/array/timestamp_test.go b/arrow/array/timestamp_test.go
index 8242bf7a..6dcdeba9 100644
--- a/arrow/array/timestamp_test.go
+++ b/arrow/array/timestamp_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package array_test
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -260,6 +261,36 @@ func TestTimestampValueStr(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "2016-02-29T10:42:23-07:00", arr.ValueStr(1))
 }
 
+func TestTimestampBuilderUnmarshalRejectsInvalidTimezone(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name      string
+		value     string
+		useNumber bool
+	}{
+		{name: "timestamp string", value: `"2024-01-01T00:00:00"`},
+		{name: "integer string", value: `"0"`},
+		{name: "json number", value: `0`, useNumber: true},
+		{name: "float64", value: `0`},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mem := memory.NewCheckedAllocator(memory.NewGoAllocator())
+			defer mem.AssertSize(t, 0)
+
+			dt := &arrow.TimestampType{Unit: arrow.Second, TimeZone: "not/a_timezone"}
+			b := array.NewTimestampBuilder(mem, dt)
+			defer b.Release()
+
+			dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(tc.value))
+			if tc.useNumber {
+				dec.UseNumber()
+			}
+			err := b.UnmarshalOne(dec)
+			assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not find timezone location")
+			assert.Zero(t, b.Len())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTimestampValueStrWithDeprecatedLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	mem := memory.NewCheckedAllocator(memory.NewGoAllocator())
 	defer mem.AssertSize(t, 0)
diff --git a/arrow/compute/cast_test.go b/arrow/compute/cast_test.go
index 74d66541..8cb495cb 100644
--- a/arrow/compute/cast_test.go
+++ b/arrow/compute/cast_test.go
@@ -410,12 +410,23 @@ func (c *CastSuite) TestCanCast() {
 }
 
 func (c *CastSuite) checkCastFails(dt arrow.DataType, input string, opts *compute.CastOptions) {
-	inArr, _, _ := array.FromJSON(c.mem, dt, strings.NewReader(input))
+	inArr, _, err := array.FromJSON(c.mem, dt, strings.NewReader(input))
+	require.NoError(c.T(), err)
 	defer inArr.Release()
 
 	checkCastFails(c.T(), inArr, *opts)
 }
 
+func (c *CastSuite) checkInvalidTimezoneCastFails(dt *arrow.TimestampType, opts *compute.CastOptions) {
+	bldr := array.NewTimestampBuilder(c.mem, dt)
+	defer bldr.Release()
+	bldr.Append(0)
+
+	inArr := bldr.NewArray()
+	defer inArr.Release()
+	checkCastFails(c.T(), inArr, *opts)
+}
+
 func (c *CastSuite) checkCastOpts(dtIn, dtOut arrow.DataType, inJSON, outJSON string, opts compute.CastOptions) {
 	inArr, _, _ := array.FromJSON(c.mem, dtIn, strings.NewReader(inJSON))
 	outArr, _, _ := array.FromJSON(c.mem, dtOut, strings.NewReader(outJSON))
@@ -2750,8 +2761,8 @@ func (c *CastSuite) TestZonedTimestampToDate() {
 	// invalid timezones
 	for _, u := range []arrow.TimeUnit{arrow.Second, arrow.Millisecond, arrow.Microsecond, arrow.Nanosecond} {
 		dt := &arrow.TimestampType{Unit: u, TimeZone: "Mars/Mariner_Valley"}
-		c.checkCastFails(dt, timestampSecondsJSON, compute.NewCastOptions(arrow.FixedWidthTypes.Date32, false))
-		c.checkCastFails(dt, timestampSecondsJSON, compute.NewCastOptions(arrow.FixedWidthTypes.Date64, false))
+		c.checkInvalidTimezoneCastFails(dt, compute.NewCastOptions(arrow.FixedWidthTypes.Date32, false))
+		c.checkInvalidTimezoneCastFails(dt, compute.NewCastOptions(arrow.FixedWidthTypes.Date64, false))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2873,9 +2884,9 @@ func (c *CastSuite) TestTimestampToTime() {
 		dt := &arrow.TimestampType{Unit: u, TimeZone: "Mars/Mariner_Valley"}
 		switch u {
 		case arrow.Second, arrow.Millisecond:
-			c.checkCastFails(dt, timestampSecondsJSON, compute.NewCastOptions(&arrow.Time32Type{Unit: u}, false))
+			c.checkInvalidTimezoneCastFails(dt, compute.NewCastOptions(&arrow.Time32Type{Unit: u}, false))
 		default:
-			c.checkCastFails(dt, timestampSecondsJSON, compute.NewCastOptions(&arrow.Time64Type{Unit: u}, false))
+			c.checkInvalidTimezoneCastFails(dt, compute.NewCastOptions(&arrow.Time64Type{Unit: u}, false))
 		}
 	}
 }