Town guide

Bisbee, Arizona

Bisbee is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, home to about 4,977 people across 5.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85603.

Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population4,977961 per sq mi
Median home value$216,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking4%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bisbee

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Around Bisbee

Distances

Nearest major airportTucson International Airport (TUS)78 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tucson, AZ76 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ196 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bisbee; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bisbee

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bisbee had 4,923 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.

It’s the 95th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.

Cochise County grew from 9,251 residents in 1900 to 125,447 in 2020.

Bisbee population by census2000: 6,090, 2010: 5,575, 2020: 4,9236,09020005,57520104,9232020

Cochise County, 1900–2020

Cochise County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,251, 1910: 34,591, 1920: 46,465, 1930: 40,998, 1940: 34,627, 1950: 31,488, 1960: 55,039, 1970: 61,910, 1980: 85,686, 1990: 97,624, 2000: 117,755, 2010: 131,346, 2020: 125,4479K’00’1046K’20’3035K’40’5055K’60’7086K’80’90118K’00’10125K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 17.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BisbeeJan: high 56°F, low 32°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 60°F, low 35°F, 1.1 in; Mar: high 67°F, low 38°F, 0.9 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 44°F, 0.2 in; May: high 81°F, low 51°F, 0.3 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 60°F, 0.5 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 63°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 61°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 57°F, 2 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 48°F, 1 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 39°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 33°F, 1.1 in56°32°Jan1.360°35°Feb1.167°38°Mar0.973°44°Apr0.281°51°May0.389°60°Jun0.587°63°Jul3.885°61°Aug4.382°57°Sep2.075°48°Oct1.064°39°Nov0.756°33°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bisbee 1wnw, AZ weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Cochise County

26,077 jobs at 2,189 businesses in Cochise County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cochise CountyRetail trade: 5,293 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,066 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,969 jobs; Professional services: 2,434 jobs; Construction: 2,014 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,644 jobs; Other services: 1,028 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 766 jobsRetail trade 20% Health care and social assistance 19% Hotels and restaurants 15% Professional services 9% Construction 8% Administrative and support 6% Other services 4% Transportation and warehousing 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

56 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bisbee.

Nearest hospitals

  • Copper Queen Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Bisbee1.8 miles
  • Canyon Vista Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sierra Vista21.3 miles
  • Benson HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Benson44.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors8
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants11
Mental health providers15
Physical and occupational therapists2
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Bisbee

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Safeway0.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Copper Queen Library Annex -- San Jose1.3 mi

Museums

  • Bisbee Restoration Museum2.3 mi
  • Bisbee Historical and Mining Museum2.3 mi
  • Muheim Heritage House2.6 mi
  • Artemizia Foundation3.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Bisbee Fiber Arts Guild2.3 mi
  • Central School Project Center for the Arts2.4 mi
  • Chuckleheads2.4 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1880.

Notable people born here

  • Jack Williamson (1908) · American science fiction writer (1908–2006)
  • Lloyd Hughes (1897) · American actor (1897-1958)
  • Earl Hindman (1942) · American actor (1942–2003)
  • Lewis Williams Douglas (1894) · politician and American businessman (1894-1974)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Bisbee

Public schools here are run by Bisbee Unified District (4169), Cochise County Accommodation School District (1001687), Cochise Technology District (79403). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Greenway Primary SchoolBisbeePre-K–5198Public1.9 mi
Copper CreditsBisbeeK–124Public1.4 mi
Lowell SchoolBisbee5–8114Public1.9 mi
New Crossroads AcademyBisbee6–12311Alternative Education2.4 mi
Bisbee High SchoolBisbee9–12306Public1.4 mi
CTD - Bisbee High SchoolBisbee9–12—Career and Technical1.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Community Montessori School of BisbeeBisbeePre-K–526Nonsectarian1.8 mi
Cochise Sda Christian SchoolBisbee1–711Seventh-day Adventist1.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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