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Welcome to Continental Village ...

Continental Village is located in Maricopa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Continental Village: Continental Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Continental Village is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Continental Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Continental Village - they are located in Illinois and New York.

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

Communities near Continental Village ...

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

  • Phoenix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Mesa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Chandler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Scottsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Glendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Tempe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Fountain Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Paradise Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Guadalupe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Continental Village ...

Looking for more information about Continental Village? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Continental Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Continental Village.

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 Continental Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.