Tempe, Arizona

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Phoenix. It is located about 15 miles [24 km] to the northwest of Tempe and has a population of 1,321,045 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Mesa. It is located about 12 miles [19 km] to the east of Tempe and has a population of 396,375 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apache Junction	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	32,776	3.02% increase
	Avondale	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	81,299	126.57% increase
	Casa Grande	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	41,152	63.15% increase
	Chandler	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
	Coolidge	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	10,261	31.79% increase
	Eloy	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	12,750	22.89% increase
	Florence	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	20,781	21.85% increase
	Fountain Hills	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	25,227	24.67% increase
	Gilbert	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	216,449	97.32% increase
	Glendale	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
	Goodyear	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	59,508	214.67% increase
	Paradise Valley	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	14,990	9.7% increase
	Peoria	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	157,960	45.77% increase
	Scottsdale	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	235,371	16.12% increase
	Surprise	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	92,897	201.14% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Capri Village	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Catalina Village	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Continental Village	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Corona Village	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	El Mirage	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	24,751	225.29% increase
	Guadalupe	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	5,948	13.77% increase
	Hohokam Village	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Komatke	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Papago Peaks Village	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Paradise Village North II	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Royal Palm Village	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Sonora	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Summer Place Village	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Sun Lakes	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	---

Maricopa County

Tempe is located in Maricopa County.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Tempe
	Cochise County	S	Crestview	5 miles [8 km]
	Gila County	NE	Salt River	6 miles [9 km]
	Pinal County	S	Snaketown	14 miles [22 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arizona<3>

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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) Tempe. 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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