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Tonopah
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Tonopah
Total population
0
Median home value
$0
Median income
$0
Founded
1929
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Wind Advisory · ModerateWind 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
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.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Demographics & economy
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Tonopah, AZ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
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
Most-observed species
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves1,186
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,155
- Abert's TowheeMelozone aberti (S.F.Baird, 1852) · Aves1,047
- Bendire's ThrasherToxostoma bendirei (Coues, 1873) · Aves1,030
- Gambel's QuailCallipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843) · Aves928
- VerdinAuriparus flaviceps (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves853
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves847
- Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptila melanura Lawrence, 1857 · Aves840
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Tonopah Valley High SchoolHigh · TONOPAH · 865 students · 22.8:1 ratio
- Ruth Fisher Middle SchoolOther · TONOPAH · 717 students · 18.4:1 ratio
- Winters Well Elementary SchoolElementary · TONOPAH · 578 students · 19.9:1 ratio
- West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High SchoolHigh · TONOPAH · 10 students
- Saddle Mountain Online AcademyOther · TONOPAH
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2025-08-0339 km SSW of Bagdad, Arizona
- M 2.6 — 2020-06-065 km NW of New River, Arizona
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Arizona
- Arlington13.9 mi away · pop. 37
- Circle City30.2 mi away · pop. 1,089
- Wittmann30.6 mi away · pop. 631
- Litchfield Park32.9 mi away · pop. 6,916
- El Mirage35.5 mi away · pop. 35,805
- Youngtown36.7 mi away · pop. 7,015
- Gila Bend38.1 mi away
- Maricopa Colony41.5 mi away
- Gila Crossing46.7 mi away
- Santa Cruz47.9 mi away
- Guadalupe56.4 mi away · pop. 5,272
- Tempe58 mi away · pop. 190,113
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Tonopah


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Campwood, Yavapai, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 79 mi
- Prescribed Fire McCRAKEN RX-WRD CY26, Coconino, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-10-01 · 119 mi
- Prescribed Fire Newman Piles RX, Coconino, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-10-14 · 128 mi
- Prescribed Fire D2 Vincent RX, Coconino, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-09-17 · 131 mi
- Prescribed Fire D2 Dye RX, Coconino, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-09-17 · 133 mi
- Prescribed Fire Walker Hill Piles RX, Coconino, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-09-28 · 138 mi
- Prescribed Fire KENDRICK RX-WRD CY26, Coconino, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-10-01 · 145 mi
- Cyclone RachelSevere Storms · 2026-10-11 · 145 mi
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
Gallery
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