Welcome to Goodyear ...

The city of Goodyear is located in Maricopa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodyear, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Goodyear has a population of 86,866 people<2> (see below for details).

Goodyear is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Goodyear: (623)

The ZIP code for Goodyear: 85338<4>

Websites for Goodyear ...

Official Website: www.ci.goodyear.az.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Goodyear had an population of 86,866 people. This is an increase of 33.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 359.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Goodyear had a population of 65,275 people. This makes Goodyear the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Goodyear represents 1.02% of the population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 65,275 people, the population of Goodyear increased 245.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,911 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Goodyear.

Communities Also Named Goodyear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Goodyear - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Goodyear ...

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

• Phoenix
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <5>
• Glendale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Peoria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <5>
• Surprise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Surprise is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surprise <5>
• Buckeye
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <5>
• El Mirage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Mirage
  • El Mirage is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Mirage <5>
• Tolleson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleson
  • Tolleson is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolleson <5>
• Youngtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngtown
  • Youngtown is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngtown <5>
• Litchfield Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Park
  • Litchfield Park is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield Park <5>
• Cashion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion
  • Cashion is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashion <5>

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 Goodyear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodyear.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goodyear. 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 Goodyear.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodyear. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Goodyear.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodyear ...

Looking for more information about Goodyear? 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 Goodyear, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Goodyear.

Adding Goodyear to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodyear 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 Goodyear was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Goodyear post office opened in 1919.

We also found Goodyear on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodyear.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Goodyear: www.ci.goodyear.az.us/

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

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