Census designated place · Santa Cruz County
Elgin, Arizona
Elgin, Arizona, is a census designated place in Santa Cruz County, not an incorporated city or town. The 2020 Census counted 162 people. The 2024 Census Gazetteer lists 5.948 square miles of land. Straight-line distance to the OMNI office in Tucson is about 53.5 miles, not a drive time.
What is Elgin?
Elgin is a census designated place in Santa Cruz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | 162 | 5.948 | 0 |
| Sonoita | 803 | 10.638 | 6.3 |
| Patagonia | 804 | 1.289 | 15.1 |
| Kino Springs | 166 | 0.258 | 26.5 |
| Beyerville | 72 | 0.335 | 27.7 |
- Pima
- Cochise
- Santa Cruz
- 2020 Census population
- 162
- Land area
- 5.948 sq mi
- Water area
- 0.002 sq mi
- Legal status
- Census designated place
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- Straight-line miles to office
- About 53.5
Sources for every figure are on the sources page. The mileage is not a driving distance.
How many people live in Elgin?
The 2020 Census counted 162 people in Elgin.
How large is Elgin?
The 2024 Census Gazetteer measures 5.948 square miles of land in Elgin. It also lists 0.002 square miles of water.
Which ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap Elgin?
The 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area that overlaps Elgin is 85611. A ZCTA follows groups of census blocks. It is not the U.S. Postal Service's ZIP Code list.
- 85611
How far is Elgin from the office?
About 53.5 miles in a straight line from the Census internal point for Elgin 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 Elgin, 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 Elgin, Arizona. 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 Elgin 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 Elgin 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 Elgin?
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 Elgin: 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 Elgin?
Use the contact form on this page and say you are buying in Elgin. Before an offer, Trameze looks at closed sales of similar homes and how many days they took to sell. Trameze represents buyers across Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County
Measured as a straight line between Census internal points, not by road.
- Sonoita, about 6.3 miles
- Patagonia, about 15.1 miles
- Kino Springs, about 26.5 miles
- Beyerville, about 27.7 miles