Willcox, Arizona

About Willcox

Set in the southeastern part of Arizona, Willcox is a small town, home to 3,217 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Willcox holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.62 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 486 residents per square mile.

📰 Willcox News Today

• Allsup's and its famous burritos come to Arizona with Willcox location Axios · Oct 7
• Santa Cruz Valley Varsity Football @ Willcox MaxPreps · Oct 8
• Authorities investigating semi rollover crash in Willcox KVOA · Oct 5
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Willcox, Arizona - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 14
• Willcox fire officials warn of rise in bee attacks after multiple recent incidents KGUN 9 · Sep 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Arizona headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Willcox Unique

• The only place in America named Willcox — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Arizona, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Arizona — one of 467 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 22 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Willcox

• Double S Steakhouse
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• R&R Pizza Express — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Bakester’s Pastries (café)
• Big Tex Bar-B-Que
• Country Pride — american
• Desert Brew — coffee shop (café)
• Isabel’s South of the Border — mexican
• Plaza Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Rex Allen Museum · Museum
• Chiricahua Regional Museum & Research Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Willcox

• Hazel Johnson Park reviews ★
• Historic Railroad Avenue Park reviews ★
• Jessie Street Park reviews ★
• Keiller Park and Recreation Center reviews ★
• Quail Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Willcox

• Bonita Elementary School
• CTD - Cochise Technology School
• CTD - Willcox High School
• Willcox Elementary School
• Willcox High School
• Willcox Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc. · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Willcox

🏘️ Nearby Communities