THE PEORIA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Arizona Upland/Eastern Sonoran Mountains setting.
Peoria city has 176.7 square miles of land in Maricopa County, Yavapai County. Its Census reference point is in Arizona Upland/Eastern Sonoran Mountains, within Sonoran Basin and Range.
Hot desert basins are separated by low mountain ranges. Palo verde, cacti and other drought-adapted plants distinguish the Sonoran setting from the Mojave region farther north.
Regional context: Sonoran Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Peoria intersects 2 county geographies: Maricopa County, Yavapai County. A Peoria mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Peoria by land and water
The Census records 3.17 square miles of water within Peoria, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 1.5 percentage points higher than the 0.3% recorded for Arizona. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Peoria city has 14.8 times the land area of nearby Sun City West CDP (11.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

