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90 minutes to Las Vegas, a recreation wonderland, desert and mountain living, and a growing community, await you!
Mohave County
Kingman is the County Seat
Formed: 1864
Zip Code of Valley View Medical Center: 86426
Current Total Population:
About 170,000 and growing extremely rapidly
Combined Population of our area (Laughlin, NV, Fort Mohave, AZ, Bullhead City, AZ, Needles, CA - all called the "Tri-State" area): Approximately 75,000.
An amazing life for families awaits you in Mohave County and Western Arizona!
Mohave County is the 4th most populace of Arizona's 15 counties, and the 5th largest geographically in the United States at a behemoth 13,470 square miles. The term "Mohave Valley" has several different meanings. The Mohave Valley is that portion of the lower Colorado River Valley extending from Katherine's Landing, just above Davis Dam, south to Topock Gorge including the towns of Laughlin, Nevada, and Needles, California and the Arizona communities of Bullhead City, Fort Mojave, Mohave Valley, Oatman, and Golden Shores. County Map Launcher
The community of Mohave Valley (zip code 86440) is that unincorporated area of Mohave County, Arizona from Boundary Cone Road on the north extending south to the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge and from the Colorado River east approximately four miles.
- Fort Mojave (zip code 86426) is the unincorporated area lying between the Bullhead City Limits south to Boundary Cone Road and east from the river to the limit of development. Fort Mojave has historically been referred to as the Fort Mojave Mesa or simply "the Mesa". Valley View Medical Center is technically located here. However, many in the Bullhead City and Laughlin area consider the combined communities of Fort Mojave and Mohave Valley to be all "Mohave Valley."
History: Edward Beale and Lewis Kingman were early explorers and surveyors of the region. Beale laid out a wagon route through northern Arizona to the Colorado River. Kingman then surveyed the same route for the railroad. U.S. Highway 66 was later built along the wagon route, becoming a major factor in the settlement and development of the area. It has now been replaced by Interstate 40, but the original route can be followed through most of its length across the county. Gold and silver were discovered in the mountains around Kingman, and the remnants of many mines and mining camps can be seen today. The county was named after the Mohave Indians, who had lived along the Colorado River for many years. In addition to Interstate 40, U.S. Highway 93 traverses the county from northwest to southeast connecting it to Las Vegas. Interstate 15 cuts through the remote northwest corner, through the Virgin River Gorge, connecting Utah with Nevada. Arizona Highway 389 accesses a segment of the northern edge of the county. The Kaibab, Fort Mojave and Hualapai Indian Reservations cover parts of the county. In Life in Mohave County, learn more about our history!
Today & tomorrow: See our Growth Study.
Weather
With 300 days of sunshine per year and its arid climate, the Western Arizona Mesa, is known globally for its year-round weather, and total rainfall of only about 8 inches per year. However, whereas our elevation is approximately 500 feet above sea level, Oatman at 2,500', Kingman above 3,500', and Hualapai County Park edges to 7,000' with the summit of the Hualapai mountains, which are above 8,000 feet elevation, so we have temperature differences within the county as great at 40 degrees in winter and summer. It's not unusual for Hualapai County Park to experience snow and for the mountains be snow-capped in winter!
Drive From
Ft. Mohave/Bullhead City to:
Laughlin/Casinos: 5 miles
Local Airport (private planes & charter only): 5 miles
Kingman: 40 minutes
Las Vegas/International Airport: 90 minutes
Flagstaff: 3 hours
Los Angeles: Under 4 hours
Phoenix: 4 hours
(Closest City in this service is Flagstaff, 3 hours from us. The cost of living, housing and taxes, are considered less in Mohave County and than Flagstaff)
Median Household Income
State: 41,554
AZ Ranks 24th
(Source: 2002 census, U.S. Census Bureau)
State Income Tax:
Highest (at $150,000): 5.04
Married and Child deductions available
State of Arizona Flag, Seal & Map
The 13 rays of red and gold on the top half of the flag represent both the 13 original colonies of the Union, and the rays of the Western setting sun. Red and gold were also the colors carried by Coronado's Spanish expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540. The bottom half of the flag has the same Liberty blue as the United States flag. Since Arizona was the largest producer of copper in the nation, a copper star was placed in the flag's center.
Arizona: 48th state (Feb. 14, 1912)
Origin of state's name: Perhaps from the O'odham Indian word for "little spring"
Nickname: Grand Canyon State
State Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches)
State Flower: Saguaro Cactus
State Tree: palo verde (1954)
State Bird: cactus wren (1931)
Highest Elevation: Over 8,000 in the Hualapai Mountain
Lowest Elevation: 450 feet at Lake Havasu
Capital City: Phoenix (257 miles from VVMC and Fort Mohave)
Land area: 113,635 sq mi. (294,315 sq km)
2004 Population: 5,743,834 (20th ranked in US)
5 largest cities (2003 est.):
Phoenix, 1,388,416;
Tucson, 507,658;
Mesa, 432,376;
Glendale, 232,838;
Scottsdale, 217,989;
(Mohave County est. population is 170,000)
Racial Breakdown of State of Arizona:
White: (75.5%);
Hispanic/Latino: (25.3%).
Other race: (11.6%);
American Indian: (5.0%);
Black: (3.1%);
Asian: (1.8%)
Our service area has fun for everyone, and your family and friends will want to visit often!
Resources:
Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us
Bullhead City EDA: www.bullheadeconomicdevelopment.com
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohave_County,_Arizona
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