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Lukeville

Lukeville, Arizona
Populated place
Lukeville is located in Arizona
Lukeville
Lukeville
Lukeville is located in the US
Lukeville
Lukeville
Location within the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 31°52′57″N 112°48′57″W / 31.88250°N 112.81583°W / 31.88250; -112.81583Coordinates: 31°52′57″N 112°48′57″W / 31.88250°N 112.81583°W / 31.88250; -112.81583
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pima
Elevation 1,398 ft (426 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MST (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 520
FIPS code 04-42870
GNIS feature ID 7544

Lukeville is a small populated place on the U.S.-Mexico border in southern Pima County, Arizona, United States.

The community consists of the Lukeville Port of Entry border crossing into Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico, together with a gas station, a duty-free shop, a few outlets that sell Mexican automobile insurance, and a terminal for buses that are bound for Phoenix and Tucson. It is the terminus of State Route 85 and is located entirely within Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

Its population was approximately 35 at the 2000 census, 27 (77%) of whom were Hispanic or Latino.

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lukeville has a mild desert climate, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.



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