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602 was the original area code for Arizona, and was split in 1995 into 602, serving metropolitan Phoenix, and 520, serving the remainder of the state. [1] In 1999, 602 was split into 480, 602, and 623, [2] which were recombined in 2023. [3] 520 was split in 2001 to form area code 928. [4]
The total cost to build City Hall and its adjacent parking garage, and to renovate Old City Hall, was US$83 million. [3] Additional city services are administered from the Calvin C. Goode Municipal Building. Phoenix's original city hall, at 1st Street and Washington (on Block 23) was demolished after the construction of Old City Hall. [4] [5]
Phoenix (/ ˈ f iː n ɪ k s / ⓘ FEE-niks [8] [9]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,662,607 residents as of 2024.It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.
The Phoenix–Mesa combined statistical area (CSA) was designated in September 2018 by U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and by the Census Bureau which consists of the entirety of the counties of Maricopa, Pinal, and Gila. [8] This includes the Phoenix metropolitan area and the Payson, AZ micropolitan statistical area.
The Phoenix Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The department responded to 242,067 calls during 2024, with 82% being for emergency medical services. [2] The Phoenix Fire Department currently protects 1.5 million residents spread across an area of 520 square miles (1,300 km 2 ...
Downtown Phoenix is the central business district (CBD) of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is in the heart of the Phoenix metropolitan area or Valley of the Sun. Phoenix, being the county seat of Maricopa County and the capital of Arizona, serves as the center of politics, justice and government on the local, state and federal ...
The city of Phoenix minus Ahwatukee and areas north of Union Hills Drive remained in 602, along with slivers of Tempe and Glendale. Most of the East Valley, along with Town of Paradise Valley and north Phoenix east of 22nd Street, took area code 480. Most of the West Valley, plus all of Phoenix north of Union Hills, was placed into area code 623.
The current mayor of Phoenix is Kate Gallego, a Democrat, who won the seat after defeating her former fellow-council member, Daniel Valenzuela in a run-off election in March 2019. [2] In setting city policy and passing rules and regulations, the mayor and city council members each have equal voting power.