Phoenix Quick Facts & Statistics

Population:
City Limits: 1,512,186 (2006).
Greater Phoenix: 4,039,182 (2006.

Phoenix Land Area: 515 Square Miles.
Larger than Los Angeles.

Metro Land Area: Almost 1000 Square Miles.

Phoenix Elevation: 1,100 feet above sea level.

Average Annual Rainfall: Less than 8 inches.

Average Days of Sunshine: 325 days.
See Phoenix Weather, Sunset Times.

Time Zone: Mountain Time Zone.
Arizona does not switch to daylight savings time.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport:
Fifth busiest airport in the world based on takeoffs and landings handling almost 40 million passengers annually.

Nearby Boating Lakes:
Four large lakes within 1.25 hours of Phoenix including Lake Pleasant, Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake, and Bartlett Lake. See Boating in Phoenix.

Native American: Over 23 Indian Reservations in the
Greater Phoenix area representing 21 different tribe.

Phoenix South Mountain Park:
Largest city park in the world at 20,000 acres.

Greater Phoenix Communities: Avondale, Carefree, Cave Creek, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Fountain Hills, Mesa, Litchfield Park, Paradise Valley,Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Sun City, Surprise and Tempe. Combined, they are known as the Valley of the Sun.

Famous Phoenicians:
Michael Carbajal
Lynda Carter
Alice Cooper
Barry Goldwater
Carl Hayden
John McCain
Stevie Nicks
Sandra Day O'Connor
Jake Plummer
Dan Quayle
William Rehnquist
David Spade
Steven Spielberg
Darren Woodson
Frank Lloyd Wright

Orientation:
Mexico Border: 162 miles south.
Grand Canyon: 221 miles north.
California Border: 138 miles west.
New Mexico Border: 246 miles east