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Metropolitan statistical area in Arizona, United States
Phoenix metropolitan area
Valley of the Sun
Metropolitan statistical area
Aerial view of Downtown Phoenix in July 2011
Interactive Map of Phoenix–Mesa, AZ CSA
City of Phoenix
City of Mesa
City of Chandler
Town of Gilbert
City of Glendale
City of Scottsdale
City of Peoria
City of Tempe
City of Surprise
Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler MSA (Remainder)
Payson µSA
Country
United States
State
Arizona
Largest city
Phoenix
Other Major Cities
• Maricopa County
- Mesa
- Chandler
- Gilbert
- Glendale
- Scottsdale
- Peoria
- Tempe
- Surprise
• Pinal County
- Apache Junction
- Casa Grande
- Maricopa
Area
[1]
• Metropolitan statistical area
14,598.63 sq mi (37,810.27 km2)
• Land
14,565.76 sq mi (37,725.14 km2)
• Water
32.87 sq mi (85.13 km2)
• Urban
1,146.6 sq mi (2,969.6 km2)
Highest elevation
4,890
[2] ft (1,490.5 m)
Lowest elevation
735 ft (224.03 m)
Population
(Census 2020)[3]
• Metropolitan statistical area
4,845,832
• Density
332.7/sq mi (128.5/km2)
• Urban
3,629,114
• Urban density
3,165.2/sq mi (1,222.1/km2)
GDP
[4]
• MSA
$362.1 billion (2022)
Time zone
UTC−7 (MST)
ZIP codes
850xx to 853xx, 856xx[5]
Area codes
623, 602, 480, 520, 928
The Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, the Salt River Valley, metro Phoenix, or The Valley, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the Southwestern United States, with its largest principal city being the city of Phoenix. It includes much of central Arizona. The United States Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), defining it as Maricopa and Pinal counties. It anchors the Arizona Sun Corridor megaregion along with the second-most populous metropolitan area in the state, the Tucson metropolitan area. The gross domestic product of the Phoenix metropolitan area was $255 billion in 2018, 16th highest amongst metro areas in the United States.
As of the 2020 census, the two-county metropolitan area had 4,845,832 residents, making it the 11th largest metropolitan area in the nation by population. Metro Phoenix grew by 652,945 people from April 2010 to April 2020, making it one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. This also contributed to the entire state's exceptional growth; the area is home to just over two-thirds of Arizona's population. The population of the Phoenix metropolitan area increased by 45.3% from 1990 through 2000, compared to the overall U.S. rate of 13.2%, helping make Arizona the second-fastest growing state in the nation in the 1990s behind Nevada.[6] The 2000 census reported the population of the metropolitan area to be 3,251,876. Water insecurity and drought in conjunction with climate change have become a significant concern for the metropolitan area's future growth prospects.[7]
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^"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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^"Table 5: Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Percent Population Change: 1990 to 2000", Census 2000 PHC-T-3. Ranking Tables for Metropolitan Areas: 1990 and 2000, United States Census Bureau, April 2, 2001, archived from the original on September 3, 2006, retrieved July 8, 2006
^Brandon Loomis (June 1, 2023). "Arizona will halt new home approvals in parts of metro Phoenix as water supplies tighten". USA TODAY Network. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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