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Wittmann-Nadaburg School House-1921-1
Arizona›Maricopa County

WittmannAZ

A town of 631.

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Is Wittmann a good place to live?

Wittmann’s July high is 104°F, above both the Arizona town median (100°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Wittmann. Wittmann has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

631 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Wittmann: who provides what

Wittmann is unincorporated, so Maricopa County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAPS17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWest End Water Company - WittmanNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesMaricopa CountyMaricopa County provides services here
SchoolsNadaburg 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 hereMaricopa County RecorderMaricopa County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8536185361 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 Wittmann.

Schools

The schools Wittmann’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Nadaburg Unified School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Mountainside High School, with 378 students.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Nadaburg Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–8502B−
Mountainside High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12378–

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Wittmann’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Wittmann for work: only 3% work in town. Wittmann’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Arizona’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Wittmann grew to 185 in 2023, 51 more than in 2013.

3%work in town
WittmannArizona townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work34 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.5%10%8%

Where working residents work

In Wittmann3%
Phoenix39%
Surprise7%
Glendale6%
Wickenburg5%
28 mi
median commute distance
185
jobs based in Wittmann
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Wittmann faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by heat waves

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Heat wavesInland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Wittmann, expect mild winters and hot summers

Wittmann has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. Wittmann’s January low is 40°F.

104°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–67°
Spring54–83°
Summer75–103°
Fall58–86°
Dec 11
typical first frost
Feb 5
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
104°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Wittmann is

Wittmann beats the Arizona average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 71% of Wittmann adults had a checkup this year.

WittmannArizona townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)71%75%79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)16%12%8.1%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)31%36%35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)19%20%23%
32 measures vs. Arizona
2 better29 too close to call1 worse
What stands outWittmannAZ
Fewer adults who have had cancer7.6%8.8%
Fewer adults with arthritis23.2%25.2%
More uninsured adults16.4%13.2%
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center
11.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

$399Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wittmann

15pages on Wittmann
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Wittmann

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Wittmann for work

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

39% → Phoenix Phoenix 39% 7% → Surprise Surprise 7% 6% → Glendale Glendale 6% 5% → Wickenburg Wickenburg 5% 4% → Tempe Tempe 4% 4% → Scottsdale Scottsdale 4% Wittmann · 3% stay
185jobs based in Wittmann
3%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Wittmann

CDP in Maricopa County, Arizona

Wittmann is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 684, down from 763 in 2010. It is located along U.S. Route 60 in the central part of Arizona, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of central Phoenix, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area, although just outside the urban portion. A variant name was "Nadaburg"; the present name is for Joseph Wittmann and his wife Eleanor van Beuren Wittmann, a couple who attempted several times to get approvals to build a dam project in nearby Box Canyon that would have benefitted the town. This was to be a successor to the poorly engineered Walnut …

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,683 ft
ZIP code
85361
Area code
623

Questions about Wittmann

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Wittmann, AZ a good place to live?

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