Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:17 am – 7:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:32 am – 5:23 pm
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People149 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.70 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 30% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, other languages 10%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 52°F, lows 24°F16 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month August10 in of snow a year, on about 5 days44 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Prescott station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksYavapai Collegecollege · under a mileNorthern Arizona University - Prescott Campuscollege · under a mileBadger Mountainpeak · 1.7 miWatson Lakelake · 3.1 miRANCH TRAILHEAD (62)trailhead · 3.2 miWHITE SPAR CAMPGROUNDcampground · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPrescott National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,257,248 acresPrescott National Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileRoughrider Parkpark · under a mileGranite Creek Parkpark · under a mileJerome State Historic Parkstate park · 23.7 miCoconino National Forestnational forest · 26.6 mi · 1,844,949 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 4 Feb 19768 mi away, near Williamson, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 23 Jul 202314 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateYavapai County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025234 of 355 days measured121 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Yavapai County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterCity of Prescottserves 42,217 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique37 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,318 ft1,621 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centerunder a milePost officePrescott Post Office Goodwin Station1.4 miTown hallPrescott City Hall1.2 miPoliceYavapai County Sheriff's Office Headquarters1.2 miFire stationPrescott Fire Department Station 72under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 6 otherSchoolSkyview Schoolunder a mileSchoolLa Tierra Community Schoolunder a mileSchoolNorthpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy1.1 miCollegeYavapai Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPrescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field PRC7.1 miMajor airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX81 miInterstateI-1723 miAmtrakAmtrak Station FLG64 miTransit5 stops within a mileYavapai Regional Transit (YRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 86313 ZIP area.
