Scottsdale, Arizona

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The city of Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County.

Scottsdale is 670 feet [204.22 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Alabama, North Carolina and Utah have communities that are also named Scottsdale.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Scottsdale had a population of 202,705 people^<2> (or 6.54% of the total population of Maricopa County). The population of Scottsdale represented 3.95% of the total of Arizona, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Scottsdale had a population of 235,371 people. This is an increase of 16.12% 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 Scottsdale.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carefree	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,862	31.94% increase
	Cave Creek	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	5,428	45.6% increase
	Continental Village	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Fountain Hills	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	25,227	24.67% increase
	Palm Lakes Village	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Paradise City	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	---

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

Website for Scottsdale

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The Commemorative Quarter for Arizona<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Scottsdale. 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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