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Tonopah

Total population

0

Median home value

$0

Median income

$0

Founded

1929

Air quality index

40Good
Elevation1490 m
Land area3.54 km²
Weather71°F · Mostly Clear
Coordinates33.49°, -112.93°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Wind Advisory · Moderate
    Wind Advisory issued October 15 at 10:23AM MST until October 16 at 3:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Founded
1929
Elevation
1490 m
Area
3.54 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tonopah is a census-designated place in western Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of downtown Phoenix off Interstate 10. The community is near the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, the largest power producer in the country, nuclear or otherwise.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
0
Median home value
—
Housing units
0
Poverty rate
—
Unemployment
—

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
33.4880
Longitude
-112.9308
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
71°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
86°F
Sunny then Patchy Blowing Dust
Friday Night
69°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
78°F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
66°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
81°F
Sunny

Forecast for Tonopah, AZ from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Good
40
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6
PM10 (µg/m³)
35.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
86
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22,880
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-crowned Sparrow
    Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
    1,186
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,155
  • Abert's Towhee
    Melozone aberti (S.F.Baird, 1852) · Aves
    1,047
  • Bendire's Thrasher
    Toxostoma bendirei (Coues, 1873) · Aves
    1,030
  • Gambel's Quail
    Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843) · Aves
    928
  • Verdin
    Auriparus flaviceps (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    853
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    847
  • Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
    Polioptila melanura Lawrence, 1857 · Aves
    840

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
5
Elementary
1
Middle
0
High
2
Other
2

Largest nearby schools

  • Tonopah Valley High School
    High · TONOPAH · 865 students · 22.8:1 ratio
  • Ruth Fisher Middle School
    Other · TONOPAH · 717 students · 18.4:1 ratio
  • Winters Well Elementary School
    Elementary · TONOPAH · 578 students · 19.9:1 ratio
  • West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High School
    High · TONOPAH · 10 students
  • Saddle Mountain Online Academy
    Other · TONOPAH

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
2.6
Largest event
2020-06-06

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,134

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,425
Avg daily Wikipedia views
49
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tonopah

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET