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Arizona›Mohave County

White HillsAZ

A town of 286, settled in 1892.

Is White Hills a good place to live?

White Hills’ July high is 102°F, against 100°F in Arizona’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than White Hills. White Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

286 people, and everyone knows the way

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

The data

Ordered by what stands out in White Hills.

Natural hazards

Top of a very high hazard risk in White Hills: inland flooding

86risk score of 100

47% of White Hills’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 43%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
86Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is White Hills’ year

102°summer high

The January low here in White Hills is 39°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–58°
Spring54–77°
Summer74–100°
Fall57–80°
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
102°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Most of White Hills’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.8 jobs for each of them

2%work in town

Jobs in White Hills fell by 24 from 2013 to 2023, to 73. Most working residents leave White Hills for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Las Vegas (9%), Paradise (7%) and Enterprise (7%). Half commute less than 58 miles.

White HillsTypical Arizona townTypical U.S. town
Working residents who work in town2.3%10%8%
Below the poverty line10%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In White Hills2%
Las Vegas9%
Paradise7%
Enterprise7%
Phoenix6%
58 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in White Hills
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy White Hills is

13% of adults binge drink in White Hills. The town beats the Arizona average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. In White Hills, 17% of adults have diabetes, and 19% report frequent physical distress. Only 5 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than White Hills.

White HillsTypical Arizona townTypical U.S. town
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)49%36%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)19%15%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%13%14%
32 measures vs. Arizona
6 better12 too close to call14 worse
What stands outWhite HillsAZ
Fewer uninsured adults9.5%13.2%
Fewer binge drinkers12.6%15.3%
More adults with COPD14%6.6%
Boulder City Hospital
30 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 3.9% of White Hills

3.9%conserved

41 miles of trail. White Hills’ trail density is put at 0.8 miles per square mile.

White HillsTypical Arizona townTypical U.S. town
Conserved land3.9%14%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.8 miles per square mile1.10.4
3.9%
conserved · 1,275 of 33,084 acres
41 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about White Hills

16pages on White Hills
Nearby attractions

Hoover Dam and 8 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Hills. Close and well known come first.

All 50 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Hoover Dam: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Canyon National Park: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio, CC BY 3.0 · Lake Las Vegas: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Andrew Cattoir, Public domain · Grand Canyon Skywalk: Complexsimplellc at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Nevada Southern Railroad Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to White Hills: who provides what

White Hills is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerUNS Electric17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGhr Landowners Assn Water Coop7 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesMohave CountyMohave County provides services here
SchoolsKingman Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereMohave County RecorderMohave County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8644586445 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of White Hills; the nearest are

Questions about White Hills

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