Census designated place · Cochise County
Whetstone, Arizona
Whetstone, Arizona, is a census designated place in Cochise County, not an incorporated city or town. The 2020 Census counted 3,236 people. The 2024 Census Gazetteer lists 93.956 square miles of land. Straight-line distance to the OMNI office in Tucson is about 58.9 miles, not a drive time.
What is Whetstone?
Whetstone is a census designated place in Cochise County, Arizona. It is not an incorporated city or town. The figures on this page are Census counts and land area. They are not home prices, and they are not a market report.
Schools · Dining and shopping · Market snapshot · Buyer and seller guides · Home value
What do the Census figures say?
| Place | 2020 population | Land, sq mi | Straight-line miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whetstone | 3,236 | 93.956 | 0 |
| Huachuca City | 1,626 | 2.826 | 6.8 |
| Sierra Vista | 45,308 | 152.444 | 10.7 |
| St. David | 1,639 | 6.049 | 12.3 |
| Tombstone | 1,308 | 9.252 | 12.7 |
- Pima
- Cochise
- Santa Cruz
- 2020 Census population
- 3,236
- Land area
- 93.956 sq mi
- Water area
- 0.006 sq mi
- Legal status
- Census designated place
- County
- Cochise County
- Straight-line miles to office
- About 58.9
Sources for every figure are on the sources page. The mileage is not a driving distance.
How many people live in Whetstone?
The 2020 Census counted 3,236 people in Whetstone.
How large is Whetstone?
The 2024 Census Gazetteer measures 93.956 square miles of land in Whetstone. It also lists 0.006 square miles of water.
Which ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap Whetstone?
The 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area that overlaps Whetstone is 85616. A ZCTA follows groups of census blocks. It is not the U.S. Postal Service's ZIP Code list.
- 85616
How far is Whetstone from the office?
About 58.9 miles in a straight line from the Census internal point for Whetstone to the Census geocoder point for the OMNI Homes International office at 7445 N Oracle Rd Ste 201, Tucson, AZ 85704. That is not a driving distance.
Schools
This page does not publish school ratings for Whetstone, and it does not assign the whole place to one school district. District lines don't follow the Census place line, and they can differ by grade and by address. Use the current lists:
- Arizona Department of Education, to find the district and school that match a specific address.
- GreatSchools ratings for Arizona (search for Whetstone there). Ratings there are GreatSchools' own. They are not copied onto this page, and they are not dated here.
Dining and shopping
No dining or shopping districts are named for Whetstone on this page. Trameze lists a corridor only when he can verify it for this place, and this page does not invent one. Ask Trameze which streets fit how you shop and eat, and he will point you to ones he can stand behind.
Market snapshot
Southern Arizona market snapshot, updated monthly
Market note: Tucson metro, October 2026 · Which community fits How sources are cited.
No snapshot is posted for Whetstone this month. A median price or days-on-market figure is added only with a dated source line. The brokerage-wide figures on the home page are not this place's market.
Selling
How do I get a home value in Whetstone?
Use the home value page, call or text (520) 244-5692, or book a free 30-minute consult. What Trameze would do before listing in Whetstone: price from closed sales of similar nearby homes, usually from the last 3 to 6 months, and from how many days those homes took to sell. Then estimate the net after payoff and closing costs. That reply is a preliminary CMA, not an instant estimate.
How selling works · Expired or canceled listing · Seller guide
What you send
The address, a few facts about the house, and how Trameze should reach you. Trameze replies with a preliminary CMA. It is not an instant estimate.
Buying
How do I ask about buying in Whetstone?
Use the contact form on this page and say you are buying in Whetstone. Before an offer, Trameze looks at closed sales of similar homes and how many days they took to sell. Trameze represents buyers across Cochise County. Tell Trameze the price, size, and locations you want.
This site does not display MLS listings. How buying works.
Nearest other Census places in Cochise County
Measured as a straight line between Census internal points, not by road.
- Huachuca City, about 6.8 miles
- Sierra Vista, about 10.7 miles
- St. David, about 12.3 miles
- Tombstone, about 12.7 miles