Peoria, Arizona

About Peoria

Set in the central part of Arizona, Peoria is a mid-size city with an estimated population of 199,924. It ranks as the 8th largest city in Arizona.

Peoria holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 176.73 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,131 residents per square mile.

📰 Peoria News Today

• See what Peoria, AZ, used to look like in these historical photos azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic · Oct 8
• 'It's a political attack:' Peoria School Board votes to refer board member to Attorney General over alleged violation of open meetings law 12News · Oct 8
• Long Canyon Reserve to bring 19 homes to Peoria KTAR News 92.3 FM · Oct 8
• Peoria school district votes to self-report to AG for possible confidential information leak AZ Family · Oct 10
• Peoria earns economic development award www.yourvalley.net · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Arizona headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Peoria Unique

• A top-25 city in Arizona by population (#8 of 91 incorporated places).
• One of 5 places in the US named Peoria — but the Arizona one has a character all its own.
• Unusually large footprint: 176.73 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.

Why People Love It Here

• A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Peoria

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Peoria

• Barro's Pizza — pizza
• Cabin Coffee Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Cantina Gueros — mexican
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Hello Vietnam — vietnamese
• Stevie's New York Style Pizza — pizza
• Well Coffee Co. — coffee shop (café)
• Cafe Rio — mexican
• Char Pizzeria Napoletana — italian pizza
• Filiberto's Mexican Food — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Peoria

• Hells Canyon Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Paloma Community Park reviews ★
• Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Eagle Preserve Gold Park reviews ★
• Eastwing Mountain Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Granite HIlls Park reviews ★
• Lake Pleasant Regional Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mountain Vista Club reviews ★
• Neighborhood Park at Mystic reviews ★
• Palo Verde Park reviews ★
• Paloma Regional Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Running Deer Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Peoria

• Candeo Peoria
• EdOptions HS Learning Center
• Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep
• Happy Valley School
• Ombudsman - Charter Northwest
• Paramount Academy
• Peoria Accelerated High School
• Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria
• Student Choice High School
• West-MEC - Centennial High School
• West-MEC - Liberty High School
• West-MEC - Peoria High School
• West-MEC - Peoria Transition Center
• West-MEC - Sunrise Mountain High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Peoria

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