Yuma is a city located in Yuma County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is currently home to a population of over 93,400 residents and sits as the county seat of Yuma County, in the southwestern corner of the state. It is also the anchor of the larger Yuma County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Yuma County and is home to over 203,200. Yuma was founded in 1914 and remained a sleepy town until the end of World War II and the invention of modern air conditioning. Over time, Yuma became a popular retirement location, and today car transport to Yuma is typically easy to find considering that it is a popular snowbird location as well as a retirement area.
Basic Facts About Yuma
- Current population: 93,400
- Current mayor: Douglas J. Nicholls
- Total area: 106.7 sq mi
- Official website: http://www.yumaaz.gov/
- Located in: Yuma County
- Founded in: 1914 (incorporated)
- Zip codes: 85364-85367, 85369
- Area codes: 928
Car Transport to Yuma Tips and Tricks
As mentioned, car transport to Yuma likely won’t be too hard to find. Though it is not nearly as popular as Phoenix and its surrounding area, the Yuma metro area is a popular snowbird location, which means that there are a lot of people that tend to ship vehicles to the area in the fall and early winter. Those people tend to own winter homes in Yuma, where they escape the harsh northern winters in New England and the Great Lakes region. This drives the auto transport industry in the area, and there is often demand to Yuma during the fall and winter and demand out of Yuma during the late spring and summer. This, though, actually helps make things cheaper and more cost effective for carriers, as there is generally a lot of freight in the region, and this in turn tends to drive prices down as carriers have to remain competitive.
If you are interested in car transport to Yuma, Arizona, take a minute or two and fill out our free online auto shipping quote request form. It shouldn’t take you more than a minute or two to fill out and submit, and you’ll get an instant price immediately right on your screen. American Auto Shipping is fully licensed, bonded and insured. If you have questions about our services, the quote you receive, or would simply prefer to speak to someone over the phone, you can contact one of our agents any time, toll-free, at 800-930-7417.
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Since 2007 Dave has written all the content and blogs for American Auto Shipping and during this time added the duties of customer support and transport logistics.
He currently resides in Washington with his three kids and their mom and cat. A fan of Marvel movies and good stories, when not shipping cars Dave can be found working on his novel, enjoying a good book or playing some tournament HALO.
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