Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min5:15 am – 7:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:15 am – 5:20 pm
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People1,418 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.3825 householdsMedian household income $37,604Median home value $184,000Median rent $668 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,124 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 508 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 23%, professional and business services 16%, public administration 15%Average commute 21 minutes72% drive alone, 8% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 5%, German or Dutch 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 96°F, lows 66°FColdest month December: highs 61°F, lows 38°F13 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days101 days above 90°F, 29 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tombstone station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsCoronado National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,652,117 acresTombstone Courthouse State Historic Parkstate park · 4.9 miSierra Vista Shooting Rangestate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 624 acres47-Ranchstate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 968 acresWoodcutter's Canyon Linear Parkstate park · 15.5 miKartchner Caverns State Parkstate park · 20.4 mi · 727 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 202347 mi away, near Tanque Verde, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Sep 202347 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 home69% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Tombstoneserves 1,545 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2026: surface water treatment, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,781 ft1,457 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCanyon Vista Medical Center12.7 miPost officeTombstone Post Office3.6 miTown hallTombstone City Hall3.2 miFire stationTombstone Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Arizona - South12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS60 miInterstateI-1024 miUS highwayUS 19122 miAmtrakBenson, AZ BEN25 miCoachBenson Visitors CenterGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85638 ZIP area.
