Welcome to Patagonia ...

The town of Patagonia is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patagonia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Patagonia has a population of 878 people<2> (see below for details).

Patagonia is 4,070 feet [1,241 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Patagonia is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Patagonia is located in the (520) area code.

The ZIP code for Patagonia: 85624<4>

Websites for Patagonia ...

Official Website: www.patagoniaaz.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Patagonia had an population of 878 people. This is a decrease of 3.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Patagonia had a population of 913 people. This makes Patagonia the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Patagonia represents 0.01% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 913 people, the population of Patagonia increased 3.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 881 people).

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

Communities Also Named Patagonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Patagonia - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Patagonia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Patagonia.

• Nogales
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogales
  • Nogales is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogales <5>
• Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casa Blanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
• Harshaw ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
  • Harshaw is located in Santa Cruz County
• Salado ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Salado is located in Santa Cruz County
• Mowry ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowry
  • Mowry is located in Santa Cruz County
• Alto ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Santa Cruz County
• Duquesne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
  • Duquesne is located in Santa Cruz County
• Sonoita
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoita
  • Sonoita is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonoita <5>
• Washington Camp ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Camp
  • Washington Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
• Beyerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyerville
  • Beyerville is located in Santa Cruz County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Patagonia. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Patagonia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patagonia ...

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

Adding Patagonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Patagonia 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 Patagonia was on a map titled Map of Arizona (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Patagonia on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patagonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Patagonia: www.patagoniaaz.com/

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/

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