Peoria, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85345. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle. 190,985 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,142 feet above sea level.
On record in Peoria
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 4 records
Central Schoollisted 1982
First Presbyterian Church of Peorialisted 2012
Peoria High School Old Mainlisted 2018- Peoria Jail Houselisted 2020
Population over time
2 figuresPeoria grew from 154,065 to 190,985 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 154,065 | |
| 2020 | 190,985 | +36,920 (+24%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Phoenix North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
799 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 799 fires within 5 miles of Peoria between 1995 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 774 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-121835 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-110821 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154089 |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101205 |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154088 |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101204 |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | El Mirage Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sun City Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Peoria: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite, Mica, Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Fria Pit Sun Valley Crushing | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alonzo Elder Muscovite #1 | Mica | Producer | ||
| Southwest Mine & Mill | Salt | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Halite Occurrence | Halite | Past Producer | Halite | |
| Arizona Sand & Rock, Agua Fria Plan | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Union Rock & Materials, El Mirage | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| United Metro Pit & Plant #2 Glendal | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peoria in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2010: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Lightning | Peoria | $500,000 | Lightning caused a fire at a North Peoria home, completely destroying it. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peoria | - | A section of the fabric roof at the University of Phoenix Stadium was ripped off due to the powerful winds and heavy rain. Reporters indicated about 1,500 square feet of fabric was damaged. At about the same time, a construction trailer was blown over near 87th Avenue and Glendale. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Peoria | - | Maricopa County Sheriffs office reports multiple road closures along the Cave Creek. Numerous washes were running in the area. |
| March 2004 | Heavy Rain | Peoria | - | Heavy rain accompanied thunderstorms moving eastward across the metropolitan area. Some of the heavier amounts included 2.95 inches in Fountain Hills, and 1.97 inches in Mesa. Firefighters in Surprise performed shallow-water rescues and the Phoenix Fire Department responded to over 130 calls during the storm. Phoenix Sky Harbor airport reported 1.16 inches, along with some flight delays. |
| September 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Peoria | - | Funnel cloud spotted in parts of Peoria, Glendale and north Phoenix.. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peoria | - | Clay tiles blown off roof of Target store. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peoria | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peoria | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peoria | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria Estates | 0.2 miles | 20 | |
| Peoria Polynesian Village | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Casa del Sol Resorts Number One | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Deer Creek | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Villa Vista | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Windmill | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Westgreen Estates | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Fox Glen | 1.4 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Peoria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q51686 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 9318. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








