Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:11 am – 7:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:15 am – 5:17 pm
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People683 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.1227 householdsMedian household income $48,558Median home value $61,300Median rent $610 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $709 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 208 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 41%, retail 17%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 21 minutes75% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher62% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 40%, Spanish 60%24% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 98°F, lows 62°FColdest month December: highs 60°F, lows 30°F11 in of rain a year, on about 29 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days121 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bowie station, 2 mi away; snow from San Simon
Parks and public landsFort Bowie National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.3 mi · 997 acresChiricahua National Monumentnational monument · 19.3 mi · 12,203 acresCoronado National Forestnational forest · 24.4 mi · 1,652,117 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 29 Jun 201426 mi away, near Franklin, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 3 Oct 202333 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCochise County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025255 of 365 days measured106 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 328main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cochise County monitors, AZ
Internet at home61% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone35% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBowie Widserves 489 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,758 ft1,145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthern Cochise Community Hospital21.7 miPost officeBowie Post Office1.6 miFire stationBowie Fire District1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryBowie Elementary School1.6 miHighBowie High School1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGrant County Airport SVC80 miMajor airportTucson International Airport TUS87 miInterstateI-10 Bus1.4 miUS highwayUS 19113 miAmtrakBenson, AZ BEN54 miCoachWillcox TexacoGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85605 ZIP area.
