McNeal Arizona Map

About McNeal, Arizona

McNeal is a locality in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 246. The population density is 23.5 people per km². McNeal is located at 31.6012°N, 109.6701°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85617.

McNeal rests under the vast, indifferent sky of southeastern Arizona, a place where the earth seems to exhale heat in shimmering waves. It lies 37.4 miles east of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 85°T), and is situated 19.2 miles north-north-west of Douglas. The landscape is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and sienna bleeding into the pale blue of the horizon. Sparse, resilient creosote bushes dot the dry, undulating terrain, their leathery leaves holding the scent of rain that rarely arrives. Distant, jagged mountain ranges, the Chiricahuas perhaps, stand as silent sentinels, their peaks softened by the haze of perpetual dryness. The air itself feels ancient, carrying the whisper of wind over sun-baked soil, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, washes over everything with a golden, almost melancholic hue, deepening the shadows and highlighting the stark beauty of the open country. The history of McNeal is as dry and enduring as the land it occupies, a legacy tied to the rugged individualism that has long drawn people to this frontier. Once a stop on the railroad and a hub for local ranches, its economy now largely centers on agriculture, with cattle grazing on the vast tracts of open range, a timeless pursuit against the backdrop of the immense sky. The faint scent of alfalfa sometimes drifts on the breeze, a testament to the hard-won productivity coaxed from this arid soil. While not a place of bustling industry, McNeal possesses a quiet persistence, a character forged in the crucible of isolation and self-reliance, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where the silence is often broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the cry of a hawk circling overhead.

About This McNeal Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McNeal, Arizona — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.601207, -109.67007. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on McNeal and Cochise County.

Detailed location data for McNeal includes the ZIP code (85617), telephone area code (520), county seat of Cochise County (Bisbee), and school district assignment (McNeal Elementary District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct McNeal is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.