Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min5:13 am – 7:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:14 am – 5:19 pm
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People576 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.2316 householdsMedian household income $34,375Median home value $225,000Median rent $568 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,609 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate30% of adults are in the labour force, 148 employedMain industries: other services 20%, education and health care 15%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 40 minutes79% drive alone, 10% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, other Indo-European languages 9%, Spanish 7%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 99°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 64°F, lows 31°F11 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days131 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mc Neal station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsWhitewater Draw Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 1,691 acresLeslie Canyon National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.8 mi · 2,775 acresChiricahua National Monumentnational monument · 24.5 mi · 12,203 acresTombstone Courthouse State Historic Parkstate park · 25.0 miCoronado National Forestnational forest · 39.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 11 Oct 201949 mi away, near Douglas, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 202032 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 home68% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterElfrida Widserves 800 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique11 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,229 ft1,289 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeElfrida Post Office4.1 miPoliceCochise County Sheriff's Office Elfrida Patrol District4.4 miFire stationElfrida Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS79 miInterstateI-1032 miUS highwayUS 1911.2 miAmtrakBenson, AZ BEN40 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85610 ZIP area.
