Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, home to about 47,400 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 86301, 86303, 86305 and 86313, and parts of 86323 are in Prescott too.
Homes sold for a median of $321 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
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| Nearest major airport | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)89 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (PRC)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Phoenix, AZ78 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prescott; 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.
Prescott had 45,827 residents in the 2020 census, up 35% since 2000.
It’s the 26th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
Yavapai County grew from 13,799 residents in 1900 to 236,209 in 2020.
Yavapai County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 13.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prescott Love Fld, AZ weather station (8 miles away).
68,562 jobs at 6,559 businesses in Yavapai County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,212 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prescott’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 107 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 234 |
| Dentists | 84 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 290 |
| Mental health providers | 312 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 120 |
| Optometrists | 26 |
| Chiropractors | 39 |
| Pharmacies | 26 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
Established in 1881.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Prescott Unified District (4466), BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92320), La Tierra Community School Inc (90900) and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Gardens PreschoolPrescott | Pre-K | 39 | Special Education | 8.6 mi |
| Abia Judd Elementary SchoolPrescott | K–5 | 471 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| BASIS PrescottPrescott | K–12 | 610 | Charter | 8.1 mi |
| Granite Mountain Middle SchoolPrescott | K–8 | 512 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| La Tierra Community SchoolPrescott | K–8 | 135 | Charter | 8.7 mi |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolPrescott | K–5 | 275 | Public | 8.3 mi |
| Mountain Oak Charter SchoolPrescott | K–8 | 94 | Charter | 6.6 mi |
| Skyview SchoolPrescott | K–8 | 214 | Charter | 9.0 mi |
| Taylor Hicks SchoolPrescott | K–5 | 370 | Public | 6.8 mi |
| Washington Traditional SchoolPrescott | K–8 | — | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Willow Creek Charter SchoolPrescott | K–8 | 71 | Charter | 6.0 mi |
| Tri-City College PrepPrescott | 5–12 | 278 | Charter | 8.8 mi |
| Prescott Mile High Middle SchoolPrescott | 6–8 | 482 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Northpoint Expeditionary Learning AcademyPrescott | 7–12 | 143 | Charter | 7.9 mi |
| Prescott High SchoolPrescott | 8–12 | 1,497 | Public | 7.0 mi |
| Aspire High SchoolPrescott | 9–12 | 48 | Alternative Education | 8.5 mi |
| Genesis AcademyPrescott | 9–12 | 66 | Alternative Education | 8.6 mi |
| MICTED - CulinaryPrescott | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 7.8 mi |
| MICTED - Yavapai College CTECPrescott | 9–12 | 70 | Career and Technical | 7.9 mi |
| MIJTED - Prescott High SchoolPrescott | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 7.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primavera SchoolPrescott | Pre-K–6 | 113 | Nonsectarian | 8.6 mi |
| Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolPrescott | Pre-K–8 | 111 | Roman Catholic | 8.2 mi |
| Prescott Adventist Christian SchoolPrescott | K–9 | 68 | Seventh-day Adventist | 6.0 mi |
| Trinity Christian School, Inc.Prescott | K–12 | 491 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 6.9 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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Shares ZIP codes with Chino Valley, Williamson, Prescott Valley and Paulden.
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