VicksburgAZ
Population 555: a town settled in 1906.
Is Vicksburg a good place to live?
Vicksburg’s peak summer temperature is 107°F, against 100°F in Arizona’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher midpoint age than Vicksburg. 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
Vicksburg’s FEMA risk score stands at 74 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 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
The top destinations are Phoenix (11%), Utting (6%) and Las Vegas (6%). About one worker in five stays in Vicksburg for work. Also worth knowing: in Vicksburg, the mean commuting time is 15 minutes. Employers in Vicksburg added 116 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 206.
| 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 have diabetes: 17%. The town does better than the Arizona average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11.
| 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.