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Area codes. 623, 602, 480, 520, 928. The Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, the Salt River Valley, metro Phoenix, or The Valley, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the Southwestern United States, with its largest principal city being the city of Phoenix. It includes much of central Arizona.
Downtown Phoenix with skyscrapers in 2006. 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 ...
The City of Phoenix once operated the Maryvale Golf Course, a championship-length course that was designed by William F. Bell, who also designed Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California. [30] The 130-acre facility [31] opened in 1961, [5] but the City of Phoenix eventually ran the golf course at a loss of $250,000 per year. [32]
The backbone of Phoenix's freeway system is composed of three major freeways— Interstate 10, Interstate 17, and U.S. Route 60. Interstate 10, being a transcontinental route between California and Florida, is the most heavily traveled freeway in the Valley of the Sun. Interstate 17 runs down the center of Arizona, connecting Phoenix with ...
The Sunnyslope community is an established neighborhood within the borders of the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The geographic boundaries are 19th Avenue to the west, Cactus Road to the north, 16th Street to the east, and Northern Avenue to the south. This area covers approximately nine square miles (23 km 2) and is divided into nine census tracts.
Counties of Arizona. There are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. [ 1] Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871.
List of Arizona area codes. The U.S. state of Arizona is served by five telephone area codes in three numbering plan areas: Area codes 602, 480, and 623 serve the Phoenix metropolitan area. The three area codes were recombined in 2023 into an overlay complex after a 1999 split: The former 602 area consists of most of the city of Phoenix, with ...
Coordinates: 33.58°N 112.28°W. The West Valley is a region within the Phoenix metropolitan area, in central Arizona . State Farm Stadium in Glendale. 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 ...