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 611. The population density is 286.1 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 rests in a land sculpted by ancient forces, where the wide, sun-bleached expanse of the high desert rolls toward the distant, jagged peaks of the Dragoon Mountains. It lies 38.2 miles north-east of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 45°T), and is situated 26.7 miles east of Benson. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of creosote and sagebrush, a fragrance that deepens with the lingering heat of the day. Scrub oak and mesquite dot the landscape, their tough, gnarled branches reaching out like supplicants under a sky that seems to stretch into infinity, a vast, cerulean dome that shifts through hues of rose and gold as the sun makes its slow descent. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling high above. This is a place where the echoes of the past are carried on the dry desert breezes, where the legacy of ranching and mining still permeates the soil. Sunsites emerged as a quiet haven for those drawn to the stark beauty and enduring spirit of this arid region, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons. The local economy, once tied to the extraction of copper and silver from the surrounding hills, now finds its sustenance in a more gentle rhythm, with a focus on agriculture that draws life from the scarce water sources. Here, the land offers a quiet resilience, and the people who call Sunsites home possess a similar fortitude, their lives intertwined with the stark, enduring grandeur of the Cochise Desert.

About This Sunsites Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunsites, Arizona — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.941, -109.8394. 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 Sunsites and Cochise County.

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). 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 Sunsites is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.