THE PRESCOTT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Madrean Lower Montane Woodlands setting.
Prescott city has 49.4 square miles of land in Yavapai County. Its Census reference point is in Madrean Lower Montane Woodlands, within Arizona/New Mexico Mountains.
These southwestern mountain ranges rise above surrounding deserts and grasslands. Pinyon-juniper and oak woodlands give way to ponderosa pine, with colder forest types limited to the highest areas.
Regional context: Arizona/New Mexico Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Prescott and Yavapai County
Prescott is associated with Yavapai County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Prescott by land and water
The Census records 0.24 square miles of water within Prescott, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Yavapai County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Prescott city has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Prescott Valley town (40.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

