Elephant Head is a community in Pima County, Arizona, home to about 481 people across 7.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 85645.
Homes sold for a median of $173 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Arivaca Junction; part is in Elephant Head
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elephant Head. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Tucson International Airport (TUS)32 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tucson, AZ36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ143 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elephant Head; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Elephant Head had 588 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2010.
It’s the 282nd largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
Pima County grew from 14,689 residents in 1900 to 1,043,433 in 2020.
Pima County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 16.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tumacacori Nm, AZ weather station (8 miles away).
341,481 jobs at 21,381 businesses in Pima County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elephant Head.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Museums
Counts are within about 2 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.
Public schools here are run by Sahuarita Unified District (4411), Santa Cruz Valley Opportunities in Education Inc. (79066). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Sopori Elementary SchoolAmado | Pre-K–6 | 105 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Montessori De Santa Cruz Charter SchoolAmado | K–8 | 81 | Charter | 3.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Arivaca Junction, Green Valley and Amado.
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