Welcome to Buckeye ...

The town of Buckeye is located in Maricopa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckeye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Buckeye has a population of 79,616 people<2> (see below for details).

Buckeye is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Buckeye lies within the (623) area code.

The ZIP codes for Buckeye: 85326, 85396<4>

Websites for Buckeye ...

Official Website: www.buckeyeaz.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Buckeye had an population of 79,616 people. This is an increase of 56.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1,117.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Buckeye had a population of 50,876 people. This makes Buckeye the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Buckeye represents 0.8% of the total population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 50,876 people, the population of Buckeye increased 678.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,537 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Buckeye.

Communities Also Named Buckeye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Buckeye - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckeye.

Communities near Buckeye ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buckeye.

• Goodyear
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
  • Goodyear is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyear <5>
• Avondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Avondale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <5>
• Tolleson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleson
  • Tolleson is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolleson <5>
• Litchfield Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Park
  • Litchfield Park is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield Park <5>
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Maricopa County
• Palo Verde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
  • Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <5>
• Tartesso
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartesso
  • Tartesso is located in Maricopa County
• Arlington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Citrus Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
  • Citrus Park is located in Maricopa County
• Waddell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell
  • Waddell is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddell <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buckeye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckeye.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckeye. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckeye.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckeye. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Buckeye.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckeye ...

Looking for more information about Buckeye? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buckeye, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buckeye.

Adding Buckeye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckeye in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buckeye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buckeye post office opened in 1888.

We also found Buckeye in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckeye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Buckeye: www.buckeyeaz.org/

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/