Willcox, Arizona
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Willcox is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The city is located in the Sulphur Springs Valley, a flat and sparsely populated drainage basin dotted with seasonal lakes. The city is surrounded by Arizona's most prominent mountain ranges, including the Pinaleño Mountains and the Chiricahua Mountains.
Willcox | |
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Coordinates: 32°15′20″N 109°50′8″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Cochise |
Founded | 1880 |
Incorporated | 1915 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mike Laws |
Area | |
• Total | 6.28 sq mi (16.27 km2) |
• Land | 6.15 sq mi (15.92 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
Elevation | 4,167 ft (1,270 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,213 |
• Density | 522.52/sq mi (201.76/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST (no DST)) |
ZIP Codes | 85643-85644 |
Area code | 520 |
FIPS code | 04-83090 |
GNIS feature ID | 13808 |
Website | willcox |
Six of Arizona's ten largest mountains are located within a 70-mile radius including Mount Graham (31 miles north), which is Arizona's most prominent mountain, Chiricahua Peak (42 miles southeast), Mount Lemmon (57 miles west), Miller Peak (65 miles southwest), Mica Mountain (41 miles west), and Mount Wrightson (70 miles southwest). Scores of birds, including sandhill cranes, winter in the area, with some migrating from as far away as Siberia. A very large dry lakebed, the Willcox Playa, is located five miles south of the city. It is the remnant of the Ice Age-era Lake Cochise.
Willcox's high desert climate gives it large diurnal temperature variation, making it ideal for wine cultivation.