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Bear FlatAZ

A town in Arizona.

Is Bear Flat a good place to live?

Bear Flat’s midsummer high is 90°F, below Arizona’s towns (100°F) but above U.S. towns (85°F). We don’t grade Bear Flat yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Bear Flat: who provides what

Bear Flat is unincorporated, so Gila County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAPS17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesGila CountyGila County provides services here

SchoolsPayson Unified DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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 hereGila County RecorderGila County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP code8554185541 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 Bear Flat.

Natural hazards

Compared with most of Arizona and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Bear Flat is higher

FEMA puts 55% of Bear Flat’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 43% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.

100risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

WildfireInland flooding

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters20 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get readyReady for wildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

22.1% of Bear Flat is conserved land

Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.3 miles. In Bear Flat, the trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile. This Arizona town has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.

22.1%conserved

22.1%

conserved · 22 of 101 acres

0.3 mi

of trails · 1.5 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Hellsgate Wilderness	0.1 mi	2

Full pageBear Flat’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map0.3 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.1 miles of trail · Hellsgate Wilderness Conserved land22.1% conserved · 22 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Bear Flat?”

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

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Bear Flat

The January low for Bear Flat comes to 24°F.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–53°

Spring36–69°

Summer56–88°

Fall40–72°

Oct 20

typical first frost

May 6

typical last frost

+2.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 24°Rain & snow9″ of snow a winter · 23 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Bear Flat is

13% of Bear Flat adults binge drink. The town does better than the Arizona average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11.

	Bear Flat	Arizona towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	41%	36%	35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	32%	35%	36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	13%	14%	16%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	15%	14%