Picacho, Arizona

Picacho, Arizona
Census-designated place
Picacho post office (Demolished)

Location in Pinal County and the state of Arizona
Picacho, Arizona
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°42′58″N 111°29′43″W / 32.71611°N 111.49528°W / 32.71611; -111.49528Coordinates: 32°42′58″N 111°29′43″W / 32.71611°N 111.49528°W / 32.71611; -111.49528
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pinal
Area[1]
 • Total 6.14 sq mi (15.92 km2)
 • Land 6.14 sq mi (15.91 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation 1,614 ft (492 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 472
 • Estimate (2016)[2] N/A
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code 85241
Area code(s) 520
GNIS feature ID 9393[3]

Picacho is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 471 at the 2010 census.

Picacho is located near Interstate 10 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Eloy and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Picacho Peak State Park. Picacho has a post office with ZIP code 85241, which opened in 1881.[4] The community's name is Spanish for "peak" and is derived from the Picacho Mountains.[3] Picacho has a ZIP Code of 85241; in 2000, the population of the 85241 ZCTA was 521.[5]

By late 2012 parts of Picacho will be removed under Arizona eminent domain law on account of Interstate 10 expansion.

Demographics

In 2010 Picacho had a population of 471. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 62.4% Hispanic or Latino, 33.8% non-Hispanic white, 0.6% non-Hispanic black, 0.7% Hispanic blacks, 1.5% non-Hispanic Native American, 1.0% Hispanic Native Americans, 0.6% non-Hispanics reporting some other race and 7.0% of the population reporting two or more races.[6]

Petroglyphs in the Picacho Mountains, near Picacho Peak State Park

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho, Arizona
  4. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ↑ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_zip=85241
  6. ↑ 2010 Censis report for Picacho


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