Prescott, Arizona

About Prescott

Prescott is a thriving city in central Arizona, home to 48,224 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Prescott holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 49.23 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 980 residents per square mile.

📰 Prescott News Today

• MATFORCE Hosts Prescott Recovery Celebration signalsaz.com · Aug 18
• Prescott community mourns after 7-year-old found dead in creek 12News · Aug 14
• Child found dead in Prescott creek after wandering from home AZ Family · Aug 13
• Joseph Peter Anderson Obituary - The Arizona Republic azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic · Aug 18
• Experience AZ: 5 unforgettable things to see and do in Prescott AZ Big Media · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Prescott Unique

• A top-25 city in Arizona by population (#23 of 91 incorporated places).
• One of 8 places in the US named Prescott — but the Arizona one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Arizona — one of 467 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 48,224.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Prescott

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Prescott

• Applebee's — american
• Badger's Den — steak
• Bill's Pizza — pizza
• Bird Cage Saloon
• Bistro St. Michael — american
• Colt Grill
• Dinner Bell Cafe (café)
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• El Gato Azul — tapas
• Fat Frog

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fort Whipple Museum · Museum
• Highlands Center for Natural History · Museum
• Mark Hines Designs · Art gallery
• Museum of Indigenous People · Museum
• Phippen Museum of Western Art · Museum
• Sharlot Hall Museum · Museum
• Arts Prescott Gallery · Art gallery
• Granite Dells · Attraction
• Heritage Park Zoo · Zoo
• Ian Russell Gallery of Fine Art · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Prescott

• AC Williams Granite Creek Park reviews ★
• Acker Park reviews ★
• Badger Park reviews ★
• C reviews ★
• Co-creation Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Courthouse Plaza reviews ★
• Eagle Ridge Park reviews ★
• Flinn Park reviews ★
• Goldwater Lake Park reviews ★
• Granite Basin Picnic Area reviews ★
• Healing Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Heritage Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Prescott

• Aspire High School
• BASIS Prescott
• Discovery Gardens Preschool
• Granite Mountain Middle School
• La Tierra Community School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• MICTED - Culinary
• MICTED - Yavapai College CTEC
• MIJTED - Prescott High School
• Mountain Oak Charter School
• Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy
• Skyview School
• Tri-City College Prep
• Willow Creek Charter School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Va Northern Arizona Healthcare System ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Yavapai Regional Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• The Healing Place · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Prescott

🏘️ Nearby Communities