Summary for Tortolita

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Located in: Pima County (see below)

Time Zone: Tortolita lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST)

Telephone Area Code: 520

Elevation: 2,690 feet [819.91 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Tortolita:

Lat: 32.400800° (or 32°24'2" N)

Lon: -111.042600° (or -111°2'33" W)

USGS Topo Map: Ruelas Canyon<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Tortolita

GNIS ID: 1777314

FIPS State / Place Code: 04 / 74975

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tortolita)

The community of Tucson is the County Seat for Pima County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pima)

Population

Total Area:<5> 9,189 sq. miles [23,799.7 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 440,909

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pima

GNIS ID: 25446

FIPS State / County Code: 04 / 019

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tortolita)

About Arizona

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Arizona

Official Website: https://az.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Arizona

GNIS ID: 1779777

FIPS State: 04

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tortolita)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tortolita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Tortolita, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Tortolita.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Tortolita. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).