Welcome to Pima ...

The town of Pima is located in Graham County<1>.

Pima was established in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pima has a population of 2,563 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Pima is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pima is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Pima, 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 Pima: 928

The ZIP code for Pima: 85543<4>

Websites for Pima ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graham-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pima, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pima had an population of 2,563 people. This is an increase of 7.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pima had a population of 2,387 people (or 6.42% of the total population of Graham County). This makes Pima the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Pima represents 0.04% of the total population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,387 people, the population of Pima increased 20.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,989 people).

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

Communities near Pima ...

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

• Safford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
  • Safford is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <5>
• Thatcher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <5>
• Eden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Graham County
• Graham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham is located in Graham County
• Ashurst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst
  • Ashurst is located in Graham County
• Cactus Flat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
  • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
• Fort Thomas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Graham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <5>
• Lebanon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Graham County
• Solomon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Graham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <5>
• Swift Trail Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
  • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham 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 Pima. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pima.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pima ...

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

Adding Pima to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pima 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 Pima was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pima post office opened in 1880.

We also found Pima in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pima.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/

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