Copper HillAZ
A town of 163, settled in 1908.
Is Copper Hill a good place to live?
63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Copper Hill, above both the Arizona town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Copper Hill. Copper Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
163 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Copper Hill: who provides what
Copper Hill is unincorporated, so Gila County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Copper Hill.
The biggest natural risk in Copper Hill is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
In Copper Hill, the FEMA risk score is 88 of 100. 80% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 14%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Copper Hill’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Globe (29%), Claypool (10%) and Phoenix (8%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. In Copper Hill, the typical household income is $61,000.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Copper Hill’s year
Copper Hill’s midsummer high stands at 97°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13.1% of Copper Hill is conserved land
Copper Hill’s trail density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Copper Hill is
Of 32 CDC measures, Copper Hill beats the Arizona average on 4 and trails it on 14. In Copper Hill, 17% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 15% have diabetes. The share of adults in Copper Hill who binge drink: 13%.
| Copper Hill | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Copper Hill | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Copper Hill
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Copper Hill; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Copper Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
100% of working residents leave Copper Hill for work
Where Copper Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Copper Hill
CDP in Gila County, Arizona
Copper Hill is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. Copper Hill is located near US Route 60, northeast of the city of Globe. The population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 108.
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- Area
- 7.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,127 ft
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Copper Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Copper Hill, AZ a good place to live?
Copper Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.