Town guide

Dragoon, Arizona

Dragoon is a community in Cochise County, Arizona, home to about 85 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 85609.

Population8545 per sq mi
Median home value$136,300Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Dragoon

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Dragoon, AZ85609 —/sq ft

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Around Dragoon

Distances

Nearest major airportTucson International Airport (TUS)53 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tucson, AZ49 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ160 miles away

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

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

Who represents Dragoon

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

Dragoon had 178 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2010.

It’s the 397th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.

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

Dragoon population by census2010: 209, 2020: 17820920101782020

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 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 12.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DragoonJan: high 60°F, low 29°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 64°F, low 32°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 70°F, low 37°F, 0.6 in; Apr: high 78°F, low 42°F, 0.2 in; May: high 86°F, low 50°F, 0.2 in; Jun: high 95°F, low 59°F, 0.6 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 65°F, 2.6 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 64°F, 2.9 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 57°F, 1.5 in; Oct: high 80°F, low 46°F, 0.7 in; Nov: high 69°F, low 36°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 29°F, 0.8 in60°29°Jan0.964°32°Feb0.870°37°Mar0.678°42°Apr0.286°50°May0.295°59°Jun0.693°65°Jul2.691°64°Aug2.988°57°Sep1.580°46°Oct0.769°36°Nov0.759°29°Dec0.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pearce - Sunsites, AZ weather station (13 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

Nearest hospitals

  • Benson HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Benson16.3 miles
  • Northern Cochise Community Hospital, INC.Critical access hospital · emergency room · Willcox20.1 miles
  • Canyon Vista Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sierra Vista34.6 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Dragoon

Museums

  • The Amerind Museum2.6 mi
  • The Thing?3.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

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