Local servicesHospitalNorthern Cochise Community Hospital18.7 miPost officeDragoon Post Office6.8 miFire stationSunsites - Pearce Fire Department Station 17.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS60 miInterstateI-108.7 miUS highwayUS 1916.9 miAmtrakBenson, AZ BEN22 miCoachWillcox TexacoGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85606 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:14 am – 7:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:16 am – 5:19 pm
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People1,066 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.8458 householdsMedian household income $59,306Median home value $261,800Median rent $896 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,411 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate34% of adults are in the labour force, 283 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 25%, education and health care 18%, retail 14%Average commute 34 minutes50% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 29% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 5%, Tagalog 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 95°F, lows 59°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 29°F12 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days94 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pearce - Sunsites station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsCoronado National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,652,117 acresGinsburgstate conservation land · 4.6 miWillcox Playa Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 441 acresTombstone Courthouse State Historic Parkstate park · 21.4 miKartchner Caverns State Parkstate park · 26.5 mi · 727 acresChiricahua National Monumentnational monument · 32.0 mi · 12,203 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Sep 202337 mi away, near Tanque Verde, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Sep 202337 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 home82% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBella Vista City Water Systemserves 20,045 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,377 ft1,334 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
