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85606 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85606 covers Cochise, Arizona, with a population of about 1,012 and a median household income of $60,938.

Population
1,0126 per square mile
Median age
49.711 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,93821% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
13.1%0.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$238,456up 9.5% in five years
Degree or higher
19.9%15.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.1%20.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
10

Where 85606 is

Cochise, Arizona — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,012
Median age49.7
Family households64%
Born outside the US3.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home7%
White (non-Hispanic)75.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino13.8%
Veterans16.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$60,938
Income per person$34,301
Poverty rate13.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k7.4%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k7.4%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k10.2%
$50–60k10.2%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k16.4%
$100–125k4.0%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more9.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed380
Mean adjusted gross income$57,679
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$233,600
Owner-occupied85.1%
Vacant homes25.6%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house58.3%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units0.4%
Mobile home38.4%
Boat, RV or van1.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$238,456as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 9.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$250,292$120,435

$143,655 in 2008 to $238,456 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home23.8%
Drives to work alone60.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.2% 12.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.7% 14.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.3% 2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.3% 5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47% 10.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26% 8.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use64.3% 11.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed164
Annual payroll$13,341,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 92.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.5 out of 100
Community resilience1.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche43Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Arizona and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPArizonaUnited States
Median household income$60,938$76,872$78,538
Income per person$34,301$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate13.1%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$233,600$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership85.1%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate8.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home23.8%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.8%12.9%13.9%
Median age49.738.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWILLCOX, AZ US19.3 km away
Rain in a year12 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January61.3°F / 28.4°F1.02 in rain, 0.6 in snow
February64.9°F / 31.8°F0.93 in rain, 0.6 in snow
March71.9°F / 36.2°F0.66 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April78.7°F / 41.6°F0.22 in rain
May87.2°F / 49.7°F0.34 in rain
June96.6°F / 58.8°F0.45 in rain
July96.1°F / 65.5°F2.62 in rain
August93.6°F / 64.6°F2.48 in rain
September90.4°F / 57.3°F1.21 in rain
October81.7°F / 44.9°F0.68 in rain
November70.5°F / 34.3°F0.7 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December60.2°F / 28.2°F1.09 in rain, 0.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cochise Elementary District25.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pearce Elementary District24.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Valley Union High School District24.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Benson Unified School District14.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Tombstone Unified District11.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

85609 Dragoon, AZ13.3 km away
85644 Willcox, AZ19.3 km away
85670 Fort Huachuca, AZ29 km away
85643 Willcox, AZ31.1 km away
85630 Saint David, AZ35.4 km away
85627 Pomerene, AZ35.9 km away
85602 Benson, AZ37 km away
85625 Pearce, AZ37.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Cochise County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeNot observed in most of the state; the Navajo Nation is the exception
Land area173.97 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.0979, -109.9239

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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