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Rock House
Arizona›Gila County

Rock HouseAZ

A town in Arizona, home to 8 people.

Salt River Bridge · Photo: GaryLordofTrees · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rock House, AZ · Salt River Bridge · Photo: GaryLordofTrees · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Rock House a good place to live?

Rock House’s July high is 104°F, where Arizona’s towns sit at 100°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Rock House. 60% of the land in Rock House is conserved, above both Arizona’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Rock House has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

8 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Rock House: who provides what

Rock House is unincorporated, so Gila County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSalt River Project14.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesGila CountyGila County provides services here
SchoolsMiami 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 code8550185501 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 Rock House.

Outdoors

Conserved land covers nearly a third of Rock House

Among 137 Arizona towns, just 5 have a higher density of trails than Rock House. 2.7 miles of trail.

59.7%conserved
59.7%
conserved · 243 of 408 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 4.5 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

Very high risk in Rock House, with inland flooding at the top

Compared with 96% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Rock House is higher. FEMA puts four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to wildfires.

96risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
96Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Rock House, expect mild winters and hot summers

In Rock House, the January low is 36°F.

104°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter37–64°
Spring50–84°
Summer71–103°
Fall54–85°
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
104°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Rock House is

33% of Rock House adults feel lonely. The town does better than the Arizona average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. Among adults locally, 31% have obesity and 22% say their health is fair or poor.

Rock HouseTypical Arizona townTypical U.S. town
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)31%32%35%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)22%21%19%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%75%79%
32 measures vs. Arizona
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outRock HouseAZ
More adults treating high blood pressure77.3%73.9%
More adults with COPD8.4%6.6%
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center
11.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rock House

13pages on Rock House
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Rock House; the nearest are

About Rock House

CDP in Gila County, Arizona

Rock House is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 50 at the 2010 census.

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

Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
2,172 ft
Area code
928

Questions about Rock House

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rock House, AZ a good place to live?

Rock House has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.