East GlobeAZ
224 residents make their home in this town in Arizona.
Is East Globe a good place to live?
East Globe’s peak summer temperature is 99°F, where Arizona’s towns sit at 100°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. East Globe has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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East Globe stands out in Arizona and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
FEMA puts four fifths of East Globe’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of East Globe’s working residents commute to San Carlos
The top destinations are San Carlos (60%), Tucson (5%) and Phoenix (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles. For residents in East Globe, the share who live below the poverty line is 11%.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Globe has mild winters and hot summers
In East Globe, the January low is 33°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults worry about having enough food in East Globe than in most of Arizona or the rest of the country
Among adults in East Globe, 69% had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 32 measures, East Globe is ahead of Arizona on 2 and behind on 26.
| East Globe | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Globe | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30.7% | 37.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 55.7% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about East Globe
Moving to East Globe: who provides what
East Globe 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.
100% of working residents leave East Globe for work
Where East Globe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Globe; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 East Globe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About East Globe
CDP in Gila County, Arizona
East Globe is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 226. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population is 78.3% non-Hispanic Native Americans, 12.9% Hispanic Native Americans, 3.5% non-Hispanic whites, 0.4% Asian, 2.2% reporting two or more races and 2.6% non-Native American Hispanics.
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- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,415 ft
- Area code
- 928
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