Sunsites Arizona Map

About Sunsites, Arizona

Sunsites is a locality in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 790. The population density is 342.3 people per km². Sunsites is located at 31.9410°N, 109.8394°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85625.

Sunsites emerges from the high desert floor as a quiet expanse where the horizon stretches toward the jagged silhouette of Turkey Creek Ridge, eight miles distant. It lies 38.2 miles northeast of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 45°T), and is situated 26.7 miles east of Benson. The landscape is defined by the austere beauty of the scrubland, where the pale, sun-bleached earth meets the sharp, angular shadows cast by ocotillo and low-lying brush. To the north, the terrain dips into the rugged contours of Grapevine Canyon, while Turkey Creek winds its way through the nearby plains, offering a modest, seasonal reprieve to the parched soil. The light here possesses a singular, crystalline quality, turning the dust into a fine, golden powder that hangs in the air during the long, amber hours before sunset.

Sunsites remains a place shaped by the persistence of its residents, who have long cultivated a life within the rhythms of the arid basin. Agriculture and local trade anchor the daily experience, supported by the vast, open stretches of State Trust Land that lie just two miles away, offering a stark, unadorned connection to the wilder elements of the region. Life in Sunsites moves with an intentional, deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of urban centers, punctuated only by the occasional passage of a vehicle or the distant, dry rustle of the wind. Even the nearby presence of Forest Tank, though small, serves as a focal point for the quiet endurance of a settlement that defines itself by the vast, open silence of the desert floor.

About This Sunsites Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunsites, Arizona. Coordinates: 31.941, -109.8394. 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 Sunsites includes the ZIP code (85625), telephone area code (520), county seat of Cochise County (Bisbee), and school district assignment (Pearce Elementary 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.