Peoria, Arizona

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The city of Peoria is primarily located in Maricopa County. A portion of Peoria extends into Yavapai County.

Peoria is 480 feet [146.3 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Peoria can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Peoria had a population of 108,364 people^<2> (or 3.5% of the total population of Maricopa County). The population of Peoria represented 2.11% of the total of Arizona, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Peoria had a population of 157,960 people. This is an increase of 45.77% 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 Peoria.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cave Creek	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	5,428	45.6% increase
	Glendale	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
	Litchfield Park	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	5,126	34.54% increase
	New River	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Peacock Village	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Phoenix	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,567,924	18.69% increase

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

Website for Peoria

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The Commemorative Quarter for Arizona<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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) Peoria. 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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