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Sunizona
Arizona›Cochise County

SunizonaAZ

In Arizona, this town has 191 residents.

Chiricahua National Monument Historic Designed Landscape · Photo: dedhed1950 · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Sunizona, AZ · Chiricahua National Monument Historic Designed Landscape · Photo: dedhed1950 · CC BY-SA 2.0

Is Sunizona a good place to live?

Sunizona’s average trip to work is 59 minutes, where Arizona’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a lower middle household income than Sunizona. Sunizona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

191 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Getting set up

Moving to Sunizona: who provides what

Sunizona is unincorporated, so Cochise County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSulphur Springs Valley E C14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCs Sunizona Water Company1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesCochise CountyCochise County provides services here
SchoolsAsh Creek Elementary DistrictValley Union High School District2 districts serve Sunizona; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereCochise County RecorderCochise County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8562585625 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 Sunizona.

Schools

The schools Sunizona’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The Ash Creek Elementary District runs its public schools.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Ash Creek ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–829C+

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Sunizona is inland flooding, at a very high overall level

On expected storm and flood damage, Sunizona sits above 84% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to wildfires.

84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
84Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Compared with most of Arizona and the rest of the country, more of Sunizona’s residents live below the poverty line

The median commute is under 39 miles. Employers in Sunizona shed 45 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 16. The top destinations are Willcox (7%), Tucson (7%) and Phoenix (6%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sunizona0%
Willcox7%
Tucson7%
Phoenix6%
Mesa6%
39 mi
median commute distance
16
jobs based in Sunizona
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Sunizona, expect mild winters and hot summers

The July high here is 94°F.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–62°
Spring43–78°
Summer63–94°
Fall46–79°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Sunizona is

12% of Sunizona adults binge drink. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Sunizona is ahead of Arizona on 6 and behind on 14. Two figures for adults locally: 19% report frequent physical distress, 17% have diabetes. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Sunizona.

SunizonaTypical Arizona townTypical U.S. town
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)48%36%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)19%15%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%13%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)12%14%16%
32 measures vs. Arizona
6 better12 too close to call14 worse
What stands outSunizonaAZ
Fewer uninsured adults9.7%13.2%
Fewer binge drinkers11.8%15.3%
More adults with COPD12.7%6.6%
Northern Cochise Community Hospital
28.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Outdoors

0% of Sunizona is conserved land

1.1 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 5,839 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sunizona

16pages on Sunizona
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Sunizona; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Sunizona for work

Where Sunizona’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Willcox Willcox 7% 7% → Tucson Tucson 7% 6% → Phoenix Phoenix 6% 6% → Mesa Mesa 6% 4% → Douglas Douglas 4% 3% → Benson Benson 3% Sunizona · 0% stay
16jobs based in Sunizona
0%of working residents work in town
39 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Sunizona

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Sunizona, AZ a good place to live?

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