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Welcome to Maricopa County ...

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

The community of Phoenix is the Seat for Maricopa County. Phoenix is also the capital of Arizona.

Maricopa County was founded in 1871. Maricopa was created by taking area from Pima and Yavapai Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Maricopa had a population of 4,485,414 people. This is an increase of 17.26% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,825,110 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Maricopa represented 59.84% of the total population of Arizona.

Below are some of the communities located in Maricopa County:

  • Apache Junction
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
  • Avondale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Avondale is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,914 people
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  • Buckeye
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Buckeye is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
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  • Carefree
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Carefree is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,974 people
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  • Cave Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Chandler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chandler is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265,398 people
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  • El Mirage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • El Mirage is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,481 people
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  • Fountain Hills
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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    • Gila Bend
      (52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
      • Former name for Gila Bend:
      • Gila
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    • Gilbert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257,658 people
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    • Glendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glendale is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255,307 people
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    • Goodyear
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Goodyear is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,622 people
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    • Guadalupe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Litchfield Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mesa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mesa is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
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    • Paradise Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Peoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Peoria is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
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    • Phoenix
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
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    • Queen Creek
      (31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Scottsdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Surprise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Surprise is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,965 people
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    • Tempe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tempe is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
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    • Tolleson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Tolleson is located in Maricopa County (AZ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
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    • Wickenburg
      (49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.