Town guide

Wickenburg, Arizona

Wickenburg is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, home to about 8,059 people across 26 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85390.

Homes sold for a median of $269 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population8,059312 per sq mi
Median home value$470,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$269Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wickenburg

1 ZIP code

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Around Wickenburg

Distances

Nearest major airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)58 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Glendale, AZ46 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ50 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wickenburg

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

Wickenburg had 7,474 residents in the 2020 census, up 47% since 2000.

It’s the 75th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.

Maricopa County grew from 20,457 residents in 1900 to 4,420,568 in 2020.

Wickenburg population by census2000: 5,082, 2010: 6,363, 2020: 7,4745,08220006,36320107,4742020

Maricopa County, 1900–2020

Maricopa County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,457, 1910: 34,488, 1920: 89,576, 1930: 150,970, 1940: 186,193, 1950: 331,770, 1960: 663,510, 1970: 967,522, 1980: 1,509,052, 1990: 2,122,101, 2000: 3,072,149, 2010: 3,817,117, 2020: 4,420,56820K’00’1090K’20’30186K’40’50664K’60’701.5M’80’903.1M’00’104.4M’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 104°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 11 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WickenburgJan: high 65°F, low 34°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 68°F, low 36°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 75°F, low 41°F, 1 in; Apr: high 82°F, low 46°F, 0.3 in; May: high 91°F, low 53°F, 0.2 in; Jun: high 101°F, low 62°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 104°F, low 73°F, 1.2 in; Aug: high 102°F, low 72°F, 2 in; Sep: high 96°F, low 64°F, 1 in; Oct: high 86°F, low 51°F, 0.5 in; Nov: high 74°F, low 40°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 64°F, low 33°F, 1.1 in65°34°Jan1.268°36°Feb1.675°41°Mar1.082°46°Apr0.391°53°May0.2101°62°Jun0.1104°73°Jul1.2102°72°Aug2.096°64°Sep1.086°51°Oct0.574°40°Nov0.864°33°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wickenburg, AZ weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Maricopa County

2,016,986 jobs at 109,863 businesses in Maricopa County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Maricopa CountyHealth care and social assistance: 296,225 jobs; Retail trade: 236,674 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 229,927 jobs; Construction: 155,355 jobs; Finance and insurance: 149,405 jobs; Professional services: 144,846 jobs; Administrative and support: 137,274 jobs; Manufacturing: 128,220 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 8% Finance and insurance 7% Professional services 7% Administrative and support 7% Manufacturing 6%

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

Health care

107 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wickenburg.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wickenburg Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wickenburg9.0 miles
  • Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sun City West32.4 miles
  • Banner Boswell Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sun City39.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors9
Specialist doctors6
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants28
Mental health providers41
Physical and occupational therapists12
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies4

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 Wickenburg

Grocery stores

  • Safeway6.9 mi

Museums

  • Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town5.7 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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 1863.

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

Schools in Wickenburg

Public schools here are run by Wickenburg Unified District (4236), West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hassayampa Elementary SchoolWickenburgPre-K–5282Public9.1 mi
Wickenburg Virtual AcademyWickenburgK–1233Public6.3 mi
Vulture Peak Middle SchoolWickenburg4–8118Public6.5 mi
Wickenburg High SchoolWickenburg6–12384Public6.3 mi
West-MEC - Wickenburg High SchoolWickenburg9–12—Career and Technical6.3 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Wickenburg Christian AcademyWickenburgPre-K–12164Christian (no specific denomination)8.7 mi
Gospel Outreach Christian SchoolWickenburg1–1210Other religious8.6 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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