Arizona · Census place 0468850
South Tucson, Arizona
South Tucson is a city in Pima County, Arizona with an estimated 4,535 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 62nd largest of 85 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,535
- #62 of 85 in Arizona
- Change since 2020
- -1.8%
- -81 people
- Land area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Density
- 4,403 / sq mi
- State median 980
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South Tucson population, 2020 to 2024
South Tucson lost 81 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.8%. In the latest year it moved by -9.
South Tucson covers 1.03 square miles of land, for 4,403 people per square mile of land. The median Arizona place of 5,000+ has 980, so South Tucson is denser than the typical town.
What county South Tucson is in
All of South Tucson's residents live in Pima County, which had 1,080,149 residents in 2024. South Tucson holds 0.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in South Tucson
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps South Tucson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 85713. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where South Tucson is
The Census internal point of South Tucson is at 32.195500, -110.969200. Phoenix, the capital, is 107.7 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Tucson, AZ (554,013 people), 6.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.195500, -110.969200
- DMS
- 32°11'43.80"N 110°58'9.12"W
- UTM
- 12N 502903.0E 3562106.1N
- Geohash
- 9t9p4v48q
- Plus code
- 854F52WJ+68
Daylight in South Tucson
At 32.20° N, South Tucson gets about 14 h 16 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 02 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near South Tucson
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arizona, measured between internal points. The closest is Tucson, 6.5 miles away, with 554,013 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of South Tucson, AZ?
4,535 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 81 (1.8%) from 4,616 in July 2020.
What county is South Tucson in?
Pima County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover South Tucson?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 85713.
How far is South Tucson from Phoenix?
107.7 miles (173.4 km) in a straight line, heading NW from South Tucson.
What is the nearest larger city to South Tucson?
Tucson, AZ, with 554,013 residents, 6.5 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.