Glendale, Arizona

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The city of Glendale is located in Maricopa County.

Glendale is 340 feet [103.63 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Glendale can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Glendale had a population of 218,812 people^<3> (or 7.06% of the total population of Maricopa County). The population of Glendale represented 4.26% of the total of Arizona, making it the state's 4th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Glendale had a population of 251,522 people. This is an increase of 14.95% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Glendale.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Avondale	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	81,299	126.57% increase
	Goodyear	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	59,508	214.67% increase
	Guadalupe	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	5,948	13.77% increase
	Litchfield Park	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	5,126	34.54% increase
	Paradise Valley	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	14,990	9.7% increase
	Peoria	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	157,960	45.77% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Glendale.

Websites for Glendale

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Glendale. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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