# Picacho, Arizona

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**Picacho** (/piːkɑːtʃoʊ/) is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area#United_States) and [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place) in [Pinal County](/source/Pinal_County,_Arizona), [Arizona](/source/Arizona), United States. The population was 250 at the 2020 census.

Picacho is located near [Interstate 10](/source/Interstate_10_in_Arizona), 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of [Eloy](/source/Eloy,_Arizona) and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of [Picacho Peak State Park](/source/Picacho_Peak_State_Park). Picacho has a [post office](/source/Post_office) with [ZIP code](/source/ZIP_code) 85241, which opened in 1881.[1] The community's name is [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) for "peak" and is derived from the Picacho Mountains.[2] Picacho has a [ZIP Code](/source/ZIP_Code) of 85241; in 2000, the population of the 85241 [ZCTA](/source/ZIP_Code_Tabulation_Area) was 521.[3]

By late 2012, parts of Picacho were to be removed under Arizona [eminent domain](/source/Eminent_domain) law on account of Interstate 10 expansion.[citation needed]

## Demographics

In 2010 Picacho had a population of 471. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 62.4% Hispanic or Latino, 33.8% non-Hispanic white, 0.6% non-Hispanic black, 0.7% Hispanic blacks, 1.5% non-Hispanic Native American, 1.0% Hispanic Native Americans, 0.6% non-Hispanics reporting some other race and 7.0% of the population reporting two or more races.[4]

## Climate

According to the [Köppen Climate Classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification) system, Picacho has a [hot desert climate](/source/Hot_desert_climate), abbreviated "BWh" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picacho was 119 °F (48.3 °C) on July 28, 1995, while the coldest temperature recorded was 18 °F (−7.8 °C) on January 15, 2007.[5]

## References

1. [ZIP Code Lookup](http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=85241&Go=Go)

1. ["American FactFinder - Community Facts"](https://archive.today/20200212050138/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_zip=85241). Archived from [the original](http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_zip=85241) on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2010.

1. 2010 Census report for Picacho

1. ["NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Tucson"](https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=twc). National Weather Service. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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