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Country around Needles is a rural area of about 5,531 people in Mohave County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 112 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 110°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $742 a month.
5,531people
$164kTypical home
$742/moRent
110° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
23Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,531 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 21 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 110°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 23 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 122 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,699 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to HII airport
- 100 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mohave County: R+56 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk