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Welcome to Tombstone ...

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

Tombstone was established in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tombstone has a population of 1,305 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Tombstone is 4,450 feet [1,356 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Tombstone is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tombstone: 520

The ZIP code for Tombstone: 85638<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tombstone had an population of 1,305 people. This is a decrease of 5.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tombstone had a population of 1,380 people. This makes Tombstone the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Tombstone represents 0.02% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,380 people, the population of Tombstone decreased 8.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,504 people).

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

Websites for Tombstone ...

Official Website: www.cityoftombstone.com/

Communities near Tombstone ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tombstone. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tombstone.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tombstone ...

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

Adding Tombstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tombstone 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 (so far) for Tombstone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tombstone post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tombstone.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Tombstone.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tombstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Tombstone). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tombstone or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/