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Welcome to Somerton ...

The city of Somerton is located in Yuma County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Somerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Somerton has a population of 16,506 people<2> (see below for details).

Somerton is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Somerton lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Somerton (for example, toward Calexico (CA)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Somerton is within the (928) area code.

The ZIP code for Somerton: 85350<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Somerton had an population of 16,506 people. This is an increase of 15.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 127.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Somerton had a population of 14,287 people (which is 7.3% of the total population of Yuma County). This makes Somerton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Somerton represents 0.22% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,287 people, the population of Somerton increased 96.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,266 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Somerton.

Communities Also Named Somerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Somerton - they are located in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Somerton.

Communities near Somerton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Somerton.

  • Yuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Yuma is located in Yuma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <5>
  • San Luis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gadsden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Steam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
    • Steam is located in Yuma County
  • Winterhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Felicity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Araby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Araby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Araby
    • Araby is located in Yuma County
  • Bard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fortuna Foothills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortuna Foothills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna Foothills
    • Fortuna Foothills is located in Yuma County
  • Tumco ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tumco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumco
    • Tumco is located in Imperial County (CA)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Somerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Somerton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Somerton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Somerton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Somerton. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Somerton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somerton ...

Looking for more information about Somerton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Somerton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Somerton.

Adding Somerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Somerton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Somerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Somerton post office opened in 1898.

We also found Somerton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somerton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Somerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yuma County: www.co.yuma.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Somerton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Somerton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Somerton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Somerton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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