Welcome to Douglas ...

The city of Douglas is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Douglas has a population of 16,259 people<2> (see below for details).

Douglas is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Douglas is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Douglas lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Douglas, 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.

The area code for Douglas: (520)

The ZIP codes for Douglas: 85607-85608, 85655<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Douglas had an population of 16,259 people. This is a decrease of 6.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglas had a population of 17,378 people (which is 13.23% of the total population of Cochise County). This makes Douglas the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Douglas represents 0.27% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,378 people, the population of Douglas increased 21.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,312 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Douglas.

Communities Also Named Douglas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Douglas - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Douglas.

Communities near Douglas ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Douglas.

• Double Adobe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
  • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
• McNeal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • McNeal is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeal <5>
• Don Luis
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Luis
  • Don Luis is located in Cochise County
• Huachuca Terrace
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca Terrace
  • Huachuca Terrace is located in Cochise County
• Bisbee
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Bisbee is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <5>
• Naco
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naco
  • Naco is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naco <5>
• Elfrida
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfrida
  • Elfrida is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elfrida <5>

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 Douglas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douglas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Douglas. 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 Douglas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Douglas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglas ...

Looking for more information about Douglas? 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 Douglas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Douglas.

Adding Douglas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Douglas 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 Douglas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Douglas post office opened in 1901.

We also found Douglas on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Douglas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/