Town guide

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, home to about 231 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 86331.

Homes sold for a median of $267 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population231292 per sq mi
Median home value$386,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$267Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

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1 ZIP code

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Around Jerome

Distances

Nearest major airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)91 miles away
Closer regional airportPrescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (PRC)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Phoenix, AZ81 miles away

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

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

Who represents Jerome

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

Jerome had 464 residents in the 2020 census, up 41% since 2000.

It’s the 345th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.

Yavapai County grew from 13,799 residents in 1900 to 236,209 in 2020.

Jerome population by census2000: 329, 2010: 444, 2020: 464329200044420104642020

Yavapai County, 1900–2020

Yavapai County population, 1900 to 20201900: 13,799, 1910: 15,996, 1920: 24,016, 1930: 28,470, 1940: 26,511, 1950: 24,991, 1960: 28,912, 1970: 36,733, 1980: 68,145, 1990: 107,714, 2000: 167,517, 2010: 211,033, 2020: 236,20914K’00’1024K’20’3027K’40’5029K’60’7068K’80’90168K’00’10236K’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 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 17.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near JeromeJan: high 50°F, low 35°F, 1.8 in; Feb: high 53°F, low 36°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 41°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 46°F, 0.7 in; May: high 78°F, low 55°F, 0.5 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 66°F, 0.3 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 69°F, 2.4 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 67°F, 3 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 62°F, 1.6 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 53°F, 1.3 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 42°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 34°F, 1.7 in50°35°Jan1.853°36°Feb1.861°41°Mar1.768°46°Apr0.778°55°May0.589°66°Jun0.391°69°Jul2.488°67°Aug3.082°62°Sep1.671°53°Oct1.359°42°Nov0.949°34°Dec1.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jerome, AZ weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Yavapai County

68,562 jobs at 6,559 businesses in Yavapai County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Yavapai CountyHealth care and social assistance: 14,770 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 11,225 jobs; Retail trade: 11,191 jobs; Construction: 6,829 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,411 jobs; Other services: 3,356 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,520 jobs; Professional services: 2,303 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Hotels and restaurants 16% Retail trade 16% Construction 10% Manufacturing 5% Other services 5% Administrative and support 4% Professional services 3%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jerome.

Nearest hospitals

  • Verde Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cottonwood4.5 miles
  • Va Northern Arizona Healthcare SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Prescott16.7 miles
  • Exceptional Community Hospital PrescottGeneral hospital · emergency room · Prescott20.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Jerome

Libraries

  • Clark Memorial Library3.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Public Library4.9 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Jerome State Historical Mine Park Museum0.4 mi
  • Jerome Mine Museum0.5 mi
  • Jerome Historic Society0.5 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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