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Gu OidakAZ

192 people call this town in Arizona home.

Is Gu Oidak a good place to live?

52% of residents live below the poverty line in Gu Oidak, against 12% in Arizona’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Gu Oidak’s density of trails is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both Arizona’s towns (1.1) and U.S. towns (0.4). Gu Oidak has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

192 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Gu Oidak.

Natural hazards

Gu Oidak has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

91risk score of 100

For Gu Oidak, the risk rating from FEMA is 91 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 67% come from inland flooding and 20% from heat waves.

FEMA risk score
91Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Gu Oidak has four seasons and hot summers

103°summer high

Its July high comes in at 103°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter38–69°
Spring50–85°
Summer70–102°
Fall55–88°
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
103°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Gu Oidak have obesity than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town

Gu Oidak: 51% of adults worry about having enough food. No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Gu Oidak. Against the Arizona average, Gu Oidak comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 27. Only 4 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Gu Oidak.

Gu OidakArizona townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)44%21%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)37%13%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)46%32%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)21%13%12%
32 measures vs. Arizona
2 better3 too close to call27 worse
What stands outGu OidakAZ
Fewer adults who have had cancer6.5%8.8%
Fewer binge drinkers13.1%15.3%
More adults facing a utility shut-off29.1%7.2%
Sells Hospital
8.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Outdoors

0% of Gu Oidak is conserved land

0%conserved

13 miles of trail.

0%
conserved · 0 of 4,410 acres
13 mi
of trails · 1.9 per sq mi

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

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Everything we know about Gu Oidak

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Moving to Gu Oidak: who provides what

Gu Oidak is unincorporated, so Pima County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerTrico Electric Cooperative14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPima CountyPima County provides services here
SchoolsIndian Oasis-Baboquivari 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 herePima County RecorderPima County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8563485634 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Gu Oidak; the nearest are

About Gu Oidak

CDP in Arizona, United States

Gu Oidak (also known as Big Fields or Kuoitak) is a census-designated place (CDP) located within the Tohono O'odham Nation Division in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 198 at the 2020 census. The name "Gu Oidak" is the O'odham term for "big field" and located on the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
7.1 sq mi
Elevation
2,051 ft
Area code
520

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