Welcome to Willcox ...
The city of Willcox is located in Cochise County<1>.
Willcox was founded in 1880 and was incorporated in 1915.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Willcox: Originally named 'Maley', the town was renamed in 1839 to honor a visit by General Orlando B. Willcox (1823-1907).
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Willcox has a population of 3,522 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Willcox is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Willcox is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Willcox lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Willcox and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
Willcox is within the boundaries of the (520) area code.
The ZIP codes for Willcox: 85643-85644<4>
Websites for Willcox ...
Official Website: www.willcoxcity.org/
Chamber of Commerce: www.willcoxchamber.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willcox had an population of 3,522 people. This is a decrease of 6.25% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.65% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Willcox had a population of 3,757 people. This makes Willcox the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Willcox represents 0.06% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 67th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,757 people, the population of Willcox has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,733 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Willcox.
Communities Also Named Willcox ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Willcox - they are located in Kansas and Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willcox.
Communities near Willcox ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willcox.
- Cochise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochise
- Cochise is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochise <5>
- Dos Cabezas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Cabezas
- Dos Cabezas is located in Cochise County
- Dragoon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragoon
- Dragoon is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dragoon <5>
- Bowie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Bowie is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
- Light ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
- Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
- Fort Bowie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bowie
- Fort Bowie is located in Cochise County
- Pearce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Pearce is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearce <5>
- Fort Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
- Fort Grant is located in Graham County
- Sunizona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunizona
- Sunizona is located in Cochise County
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 Willcox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willcox.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willcox. 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 Willcox.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willcox. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Willcox.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willcox ...
Looking for more information about Willcox? 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 Willcox, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willcox.
Adding Willcox to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Willcox 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 Willcox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Willcox post office opened in 1889.
We also found Willcox in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Willcox.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Willcox: www.willcoxcity.org/
The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/
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 Cochise, 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 Willcox. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willcox - 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 Willcox). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Willcox or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Willcox includes: 85643 & 85644. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |