Lemmon Rock Lookout House · National Register of Historic Places
Summerhaven’s story
102 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1924Summerhaven is settled
SummerhavenAZ
A town, settled in 1924.
Photo: unknown; rotated and color-corrected by Howcheng. · Public domain
Land area
5 sq mi
Is Summerhaven a good place to live?
Summerhaven’s July high is 74°F, below both Arizona’s towns (100°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). 90% of the land in Summerhaven is conserved, above both the Arizona town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Pusch Ridge Wilderness, 666 acres with 4.8 miles of trail. We don’t grade Summerhaven yet; the figures below are still real.
Nearby attractions
All 29 attractions →Mount Lemmon and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Summerhaven. Close and well known come first.
in town MountainMount Lemmon
15 mi National ParkSaguaro National Park848K visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaArizona Stadium
22 mi MuseumPima Air & Space Museum
in town Ski areaMount Lemmon Ski Valley21 runs · 766 ft vertical
40 mi MuseumTitan Missile MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mount Lemmon: Debby Kriegel, Public domain · Saguaro National Park: Luke Jones from Yucca Valley, CC BY 2.0 · Arizona Stadium: Wcarlisle4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pima Air & Space Museum: The original uploader was MCB at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploade, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mount Lemmon Ski Valley: Bill Morrow, CC BY 2.0 · Titan Missile Museum: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Summerhaven: who provides what
Summerhaven is unincorporated, so Pima County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerTrico Electric Cooperative14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMt Lemmon Dwid water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesPima CountyPima County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections herePima County RecorderPima County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8561985619 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 Summerhaven.
Outdoors
Summerhaven has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
17 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Summerhaven’s trail density is 3.6 miles per square mile.
89.7%conserved
89.7%
conserved · 2,639 of 2,942 acres
17 mi
of trails · 3.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pusch Ridge Wilderness | 4.8 mi | 666 |
| 2. Faul Preservation Area | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Summerhaven faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Summerhaven
Summerhaven has chilly winters and cool summers. The January low in Summerhaven is 27°F.
75°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–45°
Spring36–57°
Summer53–74°
Fall41–61°
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
75°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Compared with most of Arizona and the rest of the country, fewer of Summerhaven’s adults feel lonely
25% of Summerhaven adults feel lonely. Only 7 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Summerhaven. 15% of Summerhaven adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Summerhaven | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 75% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Arizona
20 better6 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Summerhaven | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 18.5% | 8.8% |
Oro Valley Hospital
10.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$730Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Summerhaven
15pages on Summerhaven
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Summerhaven
About Summerhaven
CDP in Pima County, Arizona
Summerhaven is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson in Pima County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a permanent population of 40. Summerhaven sits at an elevation of approximately 7,600 to 8,200 feet (2,300 to 2,500 m) above sea level. Summerhaven is accessed via the Catalina Highway from suburban northeast Tucson, and it is about 24.5 miles (39.4 km) from the base of the mountains to Summerhaven.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 8,000 ft
- ZIP code
- 85619
- Area code
- 520
Questions about Summerhaven
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Summerhaven, AZ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Summerhaven yet; the figures below are still real.