Welcome to Tolleson ...

The city of Tolleson is located in Maricopa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tolleson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tolleson has a population of 7,368 people<2> (see below for details).

Tolleson is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tolleson lies within the (623) area code.

The ZIP code for Tolleson: 85353<4>

Websites for Tolleson ...

Official Website: www.tollesonaz.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tolleson had an population of 7,368 people. This is an increase of 12.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tolleson had a population of 6,545 people. This makes Tolleson the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Tolleson represents 0.1% of the total population of Arizona (which has 6,392,017 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,545 people, the population of Tolleson increased 31.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,974 people).

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

Communities near Tolleson ...

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

• Phoenix
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <5>
• Scottsdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsdale
  • Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsdale <5>
• Glendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Tempe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
  • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <5>
• Peoria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <5>
• Surprise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Surprise is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surprise <5>
• Goodyear
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Buckeye
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <5>
• El Mirage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Mirage
  • El Mirage is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Mirage <5>
• Paradise Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
  • Paradise Valley is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise Valley <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 Tolleson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tolleson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tolleson. 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 Tolleson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tolleson. See our Newspapers Page for Tolleson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tolleson ...

Looking for more information about Tolleson? 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 Tolleson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tolleson.

Adding Tolleson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tolleson 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 Tolleson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tolleson post office opened in 1913.

We also found Tolleson on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tolleson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tolleson: www.tollesonaz.org/

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

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