Pirtleville Arizona Map

About Pirtleville, Arizona

Pirtleville is a locality in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,412. The population density is 292.6 people per km². Pirtleville is located at 31.3570°N, 109.5617°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85626.

Pirtleville occupies a low, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the dry reach of the Sulphur Springs Valley. It lies 1.3 miles northwest of Douglas, AZ (from Douglas, AZ: bearing 312°T), and is situated 32.1 miles east of Hereford. The earth here holds the heat long after the sun dips behind D Hill, five miles to the west, casting long, sharp shadows over the scrub and hard-packed soil. Vegetation is sparse and resilient, consisting of silver-leafed sage and the occasional ocotillo reaching upward like a scorched hand, while the air remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of parched dust and distant, cooling creosote. During the quiet hours of twilight, the sky bruises into deep shades of violet and ochre, a shifting palette that turns the entire landscape into a silhouette of quiet, desolate beauty.

Pirtleville emerged from the industry of the copper era, a legacy that remains etched into the modest architecture and the deliberate, unhurried gait of its residents. The local economy persists as a quiet neighbor to the larger regional shifts, maintaining a character forged by generations who worked the earth and the nearby smelters. Life often centers on the simple amenities of the neighborhood, such as the modest grounds of Tenth Street Park, where the community gathers away from the main thoroughfares. Those who travel the nearby Geronimo Trail find a route that echoes with the ghosts of past migrations, while the occasional seasonal pulse of Wildcat Wash, located ten miles distant, serves as a reminder of the water that dictates life in such an arid climate. Even as the decades pass, Pirtleville retains a singular, enduring stillness, defined by the persistence of its people and the vast, unyielding light of the high desert.

About This Pirtleville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pirtleville, Arizona. Coordinates: 31.357047, -109.561734. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pirtleville includes the ZIP code (85626), telephone area code (520), county seat of Cochise County (Bisbee), and school district assignment (Douglas Unified District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.