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Welcome to Chandler Heights ...

Chandler Heights is primarily located in Maricopa County<1>. A portion of Chandler Heights extends into Pinal County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Chandler Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1938.

A typical abbreviation for Chandler Heights: Chandler Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Chandler Heights is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Chandler Heights: (480)

The ZIP code for Chandler Heights: 85227<3>

Communities near Chandler Heights ...

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

  • Mesa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>
  • Chandler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Apache Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coolidge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Guadalupe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Higley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Santan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
    • Santan is located in Pinal County
  • Stotonic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
    • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
    • Stotonic has also been known as:
    • Stetonic
    • Stotonik

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 Chandler Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chandler Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chandler Heights ...

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

Adding Chandler Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chandler Heights post office opened in 1938.

We also found Chandler Heights on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chandler Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chandler Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chandler Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Chandler Heights). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chandler Heights or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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