Somerton, Arizona

Somerton, Arizona
Somerton's 50,000-Gallon Water Tank - 1920
Somerton's 50,000-Gallon Water Tank - 1920
Flag of Somerton, Arizona
Official seal of Somerton, Arizona
Location of Somerton in Yuma County, Arizona
Location of Somerton in Yuma County, Arizona
Somerton is located in Arizona
Somerton
Somerton
Location in the United States
Somerton is located in the United States
Somerton
Somerton
Somerton (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°36′02″N 114°41′58″W / 32.60056°N 114.69944°W / 32.60056; -114.69944
Country United States
State Arizona
CountyYuma
Area
 • Total7.28 sq mi (18.87 km2)
 • Land7.27 sq mi (18.84 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation105 ft (32 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,197
 • Density1,951.75/sq mi (753.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code
85350
Area code928
FIPS code04-68080
GNIS feature ID2411927[2]
Websitesomertonaz.gov

Somerton is a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 14,287.[3] It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Somerton was established in 1898 and incorporated in 1918. Somerton's economy is based on agriculture, medical services, and tourism.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somerton, Arizona
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Somerton community profile from Arizona Department of Commerce, updated 3/2/16