Somerton, AZ

Somerton is a small Yuma County city in southwestern Arizona, part of the Yuma metro and close to the agricultural borderlands of the lower Colorado River region. Its most recognizable local event is the annual Somerton Tamale Festival, which raises scholarship money for area students heading to Arizona State University. The town has a straightforward community feel: schools, family events, nearby Yuma services, and a strong sense of place shaped by Mexican American culture and desert farmland.