Mescal is a Census-designated place located in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.[3]

Mescal, Arizona
Census-designated place
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Location of Mescal in Cochise County, Arizona.
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Coordinates: 31°58′2.748″N 110°26′11.695″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Area [1]
• Total	4.93 sq mi (12.77 km2)
• Land	4.92 sq mi (12.76 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,085 ft (1,245 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,751
• Density	355.53/sq mi (137.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code	85602
Area code	520
GNIS feature ID	31744[2]

Mescal was originally a populated place, at a rail station on the Southern Pacific Railroad at an elevation of 4,085 feet.[4] The modern community lies to the south of the railroad near Interstate 10, at 4,170 feet. Mescal had a population of 1,812 in the 2010 Census.[5] Mescal had a post office from 1913 until 1931.

Mescal appears on the Mescal U.S. Geological Survey Map.

Demographics

Transportation

Benson Area Transit provides transportation to Benson two days a week.[7]

Popular culture

Parts of the movie Tom Horn, starring Steve McQueen, were filmed in Mescal. Other productions filmed in Mescal include Tombstone (1993), The Quick and the Dead (1995) starring Sharon Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Bill O’Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West - Doc Holliday (2015).

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