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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]
This area covers approximately nine square miles (23 km 2) and is divided into nine census tracts. The Sunnyslope community is included in parts of three zip code areas: 85020, 85021 and 85029. After four failed attempts to become its own city, Sunnyslope was annexed into the city of Phoenix in 1959.
Area code 602 is the oldest area code in Arizona and was assigned in 1947 for the entire state. Under pressure from population growth and new telecommunications services, the numbering plan area (NPA) was reduced twice in five years in the 1990s. In 1995, the state outside metropolitan Phoenix was split off with area code 520.
The community is located in Central Phoenix. At about 8 square miles, it is the city's smallest urban village by area, and, consequently, one of its densest. The western border of the village is the I-17 Black Canyon Freeway, and the southern border is McDowell Road. The Grand Canal makes up the northern and eastern border.
A 1974 postage stamp encouraging people to use the ZIP Code on letters and parcels. A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan [1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS).
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]
Sun City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, that is located within the Phoenix metropolitan area. The population was 39,931 as of the 2020 census. [3] Its adjoining sister city is Sun City West. Both Sun Cities are retirement communities popular with snowbirds.
Sun Lakes is 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Interstate 10 and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of downtown Phoenix. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km 2 ), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2 ), or 0.41%, are water.