Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 12 min5:16 am – 7:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min7:16 am – 5:21 pm
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People14,876 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.06,348 householdsMedian household income $91,654Median home value $327,000Median rent $1,356 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,763 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 5,342 employedMain industries: public administration 24%, education and health care 22%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 25 minutes75% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 12%, German or Dutch 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 94°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 30°F13 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare87 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sierra Vista station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCochise College Sierra Vista Campuscollege · 5.2 miUniversity of Arizona - Southcollege · 5.4 miMurray Springs Clovis Site Trailheadtrailhead · 5.1 miCARR CANYON PERIMETERtrailhead · 6.0 miCARR HOUSE VISITOR INFO STATIONvisitor center · 6.4 miREEF TOWNSITE CGcampground · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVentana de Flores Area Parkpark · 1.9 miMission Hills Linear Parkpark · 3.4 miWoodcutter's Canyon Linear Parkstate park · 6.0 miCoronado National Forestnational forest · 7.0 mi · 1,652,117 acresCoronado National Memorialhistoric site · 9.3 mi · 4,810 acresSierra Vista Shooting Rangestate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 624 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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 serving the town
Elevation4,384 ft1,336 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCanyon Vista Medical Center4.1 miPost officeHereford Post Office5.1 miTown hallSierra Vista City Hall6.2 miPoliceCochise County Sheriff's Office Sierra Vista District4.6 miFire stationFry Fire District Station 24.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCoronado Elementary School1.7 miCollegeCochise College Sierra Vista Campus5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS61 miInterstateI-1032 miUS highwayUS 19132 miAmtrakBenson, AZ BEN33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85650 ZIP area.
