Welcome to Cochise ...

Cochise is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cochise, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Cochise is 4,220 feet [1,286 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cochise is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Cochise and travel east, 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.

Area Code for Cochise: 520

The ZIP code for Cochise: 85606<3>

Communities Also Named Cochise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Cochise: This one is located in Cochise County and the other is located in Mohave County.

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

Communities near Cochise ...

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

Willcox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willcox
- Willcox is located in Cochise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willcox <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willcox
- From Cochise to Willcox
Dragoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragoon
- Dragoon is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dragoon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dragoon
- From Cochise to Dragoon
Pearce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Pearce is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearce <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pearce
- From Cochise to Pearce
Dos Cabezas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Cabezas
- Dos Cabezas is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dos Cabezas
- From Cochise to Dos Cabezas
Pomerene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomerene
- Pomerene is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomerene <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pomerene
- From Cochise to Pomerene
Saint David
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
- Saint David is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint David
- From Cochise to Saint David
Sunizona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Sunizona is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunizona
- From Cochise to Sunizona
Benson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Benson is located in Cochise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Benson
- From Cochise to Benson
Courtland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Courtland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Courtland
- From Cochise to Courtland
Turquoise ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turquoise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turquoise
- Turquoise is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turquoise
- From Cochise to Turquoise

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cochise. See our Newspapers Page for Cochise.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cochise ...

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

Adding Cochise to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cochise post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochise.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cochise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cochise). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cochise or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/