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Alamo LakeAZ

A town in Arizona.

Is Alamo Lake a good place to live?

Alamo Lake’s midsummer high is 108°F, against 100°F in Arizona’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. 32% of the land in Alamo Lake is conserved, above both Arizona’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Alamo Lake State Park, 1,882 acres with 2.1 miles of trail. We don’t grade Alamo Lake yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Alamo Lake: who provides what

Alamo Lake is unincorporated, so La Paz County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAPS17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesLa Paz CountyLa Paz County provides services here
SchoolsBicentennial Union High School DistrictWenden Elementary District2 districts serve Alamo Lake; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLa Paz County RecorderLa Paz County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8535785357 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Alamo Lake.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very high risk in Alamo Lake, mostly inland flooding

86% of Alamo Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 7%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.

91risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
91Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat waves
Full pageAlamo Lake’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters5 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Alamo Lake

In Alamo Lake, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile. There are 25 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves.

32.2%conserved
32.2%
conserved · 9,542 of 29,675 acres
25 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Alamo Lake State Park2.1 mi1,882
2. Rawhide Mountains Wilderness—69
3. Arrastra Mountain Wilderness—50
Full pageAlamo Lake’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page
Trail map25 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk2.1 miles of trail · Alamo Lake State ParkConserved land32.2% conserved · 9,542 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Alamo Lake?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Alamo Lake

The January low locally is 38°F.

108°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–67°
Spring53–86°
Summer74–106°
Fall56–88°
Nov 23
typical first frost
Mar 4
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
108°
typical summer high
Full pageAlamo Lake’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 108°, January lows 38°Rain & snow6″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Alamo Lake is

15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Alamo Lake. Of 32 CDC measures, Alamo Lake beats the Arizona average on 1 and trails it on 8. Two figures for adults locally: 29% get no exercise outside work, 24% say their health is fair or poor. Only 8 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Alamo Lake.

Alamo LakeArizona townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)19%12%8.1%
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%20%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%24%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)24%21%19%
32 measures vs. Arizona
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
What stands outAlamo LakeAZ
More adults treating high blood pressure78%73.9%
More uninsured adults18.7%13.2%
Parker Indian Health Center
42.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageAlamo Lake’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby42.7 miles to an ER · Parker Indian Health CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than AZ on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alamo Lake

11pages on Alamo Lake
The big questions
HealthBetter than AZ on 1 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors25 mi of trails · 32% conserved landPlacesLibraryAguila Branch Library
The story
Climate108° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Alamo Lake; the nearest are

Prescott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Prescott61.7 mi$35,685 tuitionMohave Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kingman76.3 mi$2,208 in-state tuitionArizona State University Campus ImmersionUniversity or college · Public · Tempe106.9 mi$12,223 in-state tuition

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Questions about Alamo Lake

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Alamo Lake, AZ a good place to live?

We don’t grade Alamo Lake yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Arizona.