Phoenix, Arizona

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Phoenix is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Mesa. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the southeast of Phoenix and has a population of 396,375 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apache Junction	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	32,776	3.02% increase
	Avondale	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	81,299	126.57% increase
	Buckeye	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	47,261	622.98% increase
	Casa Grande	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	41,152	63.15% increase
	Chandler	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
	El Mirage	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	24,751	225.29% increase
	Fountain Hills	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	25,227	24.67% increase
	Gilbert	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	216,449	97.32% increase
	Glendale	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
	Goodyear	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	59,508	214.67% increase
	Paradise Valley	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	14,990	9.7% increase
	Peoria	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	157,960	45.77% increase
	Scottsdale	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	235,371	16.12% increase
	Surprise	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	92,897	201.14% increase
	Tempe	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	175,523	10.65% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Canyon Village	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]
	Capri Village	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Catalina Village	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Central Park Village	N	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Cheyenne Village	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]
	Palm Lakes Village	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Papago Peaks Village	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]
	Paradise City	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]
	Paradise Village North II	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Peacock Village	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]
	Peoria Polynesian Village	W	9 mi [14.48 km]
	Pioneer Village II	W	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Sunset Village	W	9 mi [14.48 km]
	Tiki Tai Village	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]
	The Town Square	N	4 mi [6.44 km]

Maricopa County

Phoenix is located in Maricopa County and is the county seat.

Below are counties that are near Phoenix (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Phoenix:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Phoenix
	Cochise County	SE	Crestview	20 miles [32 km]
	Gila County	SE	Salt River	14 miles [22 km]
	Pinal County	S	Santa Cruz	24 miles [38 km]
	Yavapai County	NW	Casa Rosa	29 miles [46 km]

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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) Phoenix. 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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