VicksburgAZ
A town of 555, settled in 1906.
Is Vicksburg a good place to live?
55% of the land in Vicksburg is conserved, against 14% in Arizona’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Vicksburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
555 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Vicksburg: who provides what
Vicksburg is unincorporated, so La Paz County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Vicksburg.
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Vicksburg
Vicksburg’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile. 60 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Vicksburg is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Vicksburg, 90% come from inland flooding and 6% from heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Vicksburg’s year
July afternoons reach 107°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Vicksburg has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 168 commuters
About one worker in five stays in Vicksburg for work. Its mean commuting time stands at 15 minutes. Employers in Vicksburg added 116 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 206. Half the trips to work are shorter than 87 miles.
| Vicksburg | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Vicksburg is
The share of adults in Vicksburg who report frequent physical distress is 17%, where Arizona’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. The town does better than the Arizona average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11. Also worth knowing: 46% of Vicksburg adults have high blood pressure.
| Vicksburg | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Vicksburg | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 12% |
| More adults with heart disease | 12.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Vicksburg
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Vicksburg; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Vicksburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Questions about Vicksburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vicksburg, AZ a good place to live?
Vicksburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.