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TopockAZ
A town in Arizona.
Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Land area
0 sq mi
Is Topock a good place to live?
Topock’s midsummer high is 111°F, above both Arizona’s towns (100°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Only 5 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher January low than Topock. 71% of the land in Topock is conserved, against 14% in Arizona’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Old Trails Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Topock yet; the figures below are still real.
Getting set up
Moving to Topock: who provides what
Topock is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerUNS Electric17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGolden Shores Water Company3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMohave CountyMohave County provides services here
SchoolsColorado River Union High School DistrictTopock Elementary District2 districts serve Topock; 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.govWho runs elections hereMohave County RecorderMohave County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8643686436 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 Topock.
Outdoors
nearly a third of the land in Topock is protected from building
The biggest park or preserve is Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, at 35 acres. Trails total 0.7 miles in 1 park or preserve. For Topock, the density of trails is 2.3 miles per square mile.
71.4%conserved
71.4%
conserved · 118 of 165 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 2.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Havasu National Wildlife Refuge | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Topock is inland flooding, at a low overall level
67% of Topock’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 15%. Compared with 69% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Topock brings mild winters and hot summers
Topock has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain.
111°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter45–67°
Spring60–88°
Summer82–109°
Fall63–89°
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
111°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Topock is
22% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Topock. Of 32 CDC measures, Topock beats the Arizona average on 10 and trails it on 13. Among adults locally, 28% feel lonely and 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Topock | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Arizona
10 better9 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Topock | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 12% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12% | 6.6% |
Colorado River 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 Topock
14pages on Topock
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Topock; the nearest are
About Topock
Unincorporated community in Arizona, United States
Topock (Mojave: Tuupak) is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population within the CDP was 2. Topock and the surrounding region have a ZIP Code of 86436; in 2010, the population of the 86436 ZCTA was 2,104, almost all of whom live in the Golden Shores CDP to the north. Topock lies between Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City and southeast of Needles, California, on the California–Arizona border. It is known for being a boating town as well as being home to the Old Trails Arch Bridge which used to be the old Route 66 bridge featured in the film The Grapes of Wrath. The crossings of the Colorad…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 456 ft
- ZIP code
- 86436
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Topock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Topock, AZ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Topock yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Arizona.