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Welcome to Casa Grande ...

The city of Casa Grande is located in Pinal County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Casa Grande, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Casa Grande has a population of 58,578 people<2> (see below for details).

Casa Grande is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Casa Grande lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Casa Grande lies within the (520) area code.

The ZIP codes for Casa Grande: 85222, 85230<4>

Websites for Casa Grande ...

Official Website:   www.ci.casa-grande.az.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.casagrandechamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Casa Grande had an population of 58,578 people. This is an increase of 20.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 132.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Casa Grande had a population of 48,571 people (which is 12.93% of the total population of Pinal County). This makes Casa Grande the county's most populous community.

The population of Casa Grande represents 0.76% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 48,571 people, the population of Casa Grande increased 92.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 25,224 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Casa Grande.

Communities Also Named Casa Grande ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Casa Grande.

Communities near Casa Grande ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Casa Grande.

  • Eloy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloy
    • Eloy is located in Pinal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eloy <5>
  • Coolidge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chuichu
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuichu
    • Chuichu is located in Pinal County
  • Arizona City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Toltec
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec is located in Pinal County
    • Toltec has also been known as:
    • Toltec City
  • Eleven Mile Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Stanfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sacaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Blackwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
    • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
  • La Palma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Palma
    • La Palma is located in Pinal County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Casa Grande. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Casa Grande.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Casa Grande. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Casa Grande.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Casa Grande. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Casa Grande.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Casa Grande ...

Looking for more information about Casa Grande? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Casa Grande, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Casa Grande.

Adding Casa Grande to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Casa Grande in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Casa Grande was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Casa Grande post office opened in 1880.

We also found Casa Grande in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Casa Grande.

The official website for Casa Grande: www.ci.casa-grande.az.us/

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pinal, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Casa Grande.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Casa Grande - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Casa Grande). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Casa Grande or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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