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The majority of the cities in the metropolitan area, as well as unincorporated areas in Maricopa County, observe the addressing system employed by the city of Phoenix. A number of cities, however, retain their own addressing systems with differing reference points, creating the potential for multiple instances of a house number being found on ...
English: Maricopa and Pinal Counites (U.S. Census Bureau's official definition of the Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale Metropolitan Area) highlighted in a map of Arizona. Date 15 June 2015
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]
It is located west of the Phoenix city limits, within Maricopa County, Arizona. The boundaries of the west valley is generally considered Interstate 17 in the east, Buckeye in west, the Sierra Estrella Mountains in the south, and Anthem in the north. [1] [2]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Map of the Arizona Sun Corridor, showing each county in the Sun Corridor, as well as their cities, towns, and CDPs. The largest community in each county is highlighted in red. The Arizona Sun Corridor lies in the American Southwest , about halfway between the Southern California and Front Range Megaregions.
In 1980, Phoenix dwarfed other cities in the region with a population of 789,704. [6] Mesa was the next biggest city with a population of 152,404, followed by Tempe with a population of 106,919. [6] A group called the Phoenix 40 heavily influenced the region's politics and business matters affecting the entire region. [6]
Many arterial roads in the Phoenix metropolitan area have the same name in multiple cities or towns. Some roads change names or route numbers across town borders, resulting in occasional confusion. For example, the road known as Apache Boulevard in Tempe continues east as Main Street in neighboring Mesa and then as Apache Trail in Apache Junction.