COUNTIES · ARIZONA
Cochise County vacant land
County seat Bisbee · 6,219 sq mi · 125,447 people (2020) · ADWR: Douglas AMA; Willcox AMA (designated January 8, 2025); Douglas INA
About 90% of the unincorporated county is zoned RU (Rural); the county has 34 zoning districts and residential districts range from 8,000 sq ft to 36-acre minimum lots. The Owner-Builder Amendment lets owners of rural parcels zoned for a maximum density of one dwelling per 4 acres or larger build with reduced permitting (Option 2: no plan review or inspections, no Certificate of Occupancy); the county also runs an over-the-counter tax deed land sale.
The numbers
From our join of the county assessor, Treasurer lists, zoning, maintained-road layer, ADWR wells and FEMA, pulled 2026-10-26.
Top owner mailing states: CA (5,219), FL (2,052), TX (1,811), CO (1,371), WA (1,335), IL (1,321). The whole table, one row per parcel, is the Cochise County Land Owner Pack (free 100-row sample).
Official portals
| Assessor parcel search | asr.cochise.gov/disclaimer.html Owner of record, mailing address, legal description, acreage, full cash value, use code. |
| GIS / parcel map | gis-cochise.opendata.arcgis.com/ Parcel lines on a map; often downloadable as a FeatureService or shapefile. |
| Treasurer tax liens | www.cochise.az.gov/439/Treasurer Delinquent taxes, the February lien sale, and over-the-counter liens. |
| Planning & zoning | www.cochise.az.gov/231/Planning-Zoning-Division Zoning districts, minimum lot sizes, what you can build and where. |
| Building permits | www.cochise.az.gov/211/Building-Safety Permit applications, owner-builder rules, inspections. |
| Recorder | thecountyrecorder.com/Disclaimer.aspx?RU=%2FIntroduction.aspx Deeds, easements, plats and the Affidavit of Property Value (sale price). |
Statewide: ADWR well registry (wells and reported depths) at azwater.gov · FEMA flood maps at msc.fema.gov · Arizona Corporation Commission entity search at ecorp.azcc.gov · Statutes at azleg.gov.