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Summary for Payson

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Located in: Gila County (see below)

Time Zone: Payson lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST)

Telephone Area Code: 928

ZIP Codes: 85541, 85547<1>

Elevation: 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Payson)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	15,825 (3.42% increase since 2010)
2010:	15,301 (12.34% increase since 2000)
2000:	13,620

Total Area:<4> 19.47 sq. miles [50.4 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 8,958

Websites for Payson

Official Website: www.ci.payson.az.us/

Chamber of Commerce: www.rimcountrychamber.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Payson:

Lat: 34.240600° (or 34°14'26" N)

Lon: -111.323000° (or -111°19'22" W)

USGS Topo Map: Payson South<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Payson

GNIS ID: 2413121

FIPS State / Place Code: 04 / 53700

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Payson)

About Gila County

The town of Globe is the County Seat for {Gila County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Gila)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	54,018 (0.85% increase since 2010)
2010	53,561 (4.34% increase since 2000)
2000:	51,335

Total Area: 4,795 sq. miles [12,420.1 km²]

Housing Units: 32,698

Official Website: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gila

GNIS ID: 40471

FIPS State / County Code: 04 / 007

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Payson)

About Arizona

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	7,291,843 (14.08% increase since 2010)
2010:	6,392,017 (24.59% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,130,632

Websites for State of Arizona

Official Website: https://az.gov/

Tourism: https://tourism.az.gov/

Parks: https://azstateparks.com/

Fishing: https://www.azgfd.com/fishing-2/licenses-and-regulations/

Hunting: https://www.azgfd.com/hunting/regulations/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Arizona

GNIS ID: 1779777

FIPS State: 04

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Payson)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 town (such as Payson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Payson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Payson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Payson. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Payson, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Payson.