Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:19 am – 7:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:29 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 107°F, lows 81°FColdest month December: highs 65°F, lows 42°F8 in of rain a year, on about 19 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare173 days above 90°F, 7 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Litchfield Park station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksNew Riverriver · 2.8 miEstrella Mountain Community Collegecollege · 4.3 miSalt Riverriver · 7.7 miRio Salado College - Avondalecollege · 5.7 miSunset Pointpeak · 5.9 miMaricopa Lakelake · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDesert Starpark · 1.6 miDust Devilpark · 1.7 miBase and Meridian Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 220 acresGila River Waterfowl Management Areanational conservation area · 21.7 mi · 6,906 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 2 Nov 201546 mi away, near Black Canyon City, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Dec 201645 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighMaricopa County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Very HighRiver flooding Very HighHail Very HighStrong wind Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality9% of days had good air in 202532 of 365 days measured295 moderate, 32 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 6 unhealthy daysMedian index 73, worst day 366main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Maricopa County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterCity of Phoenixserves 1,695,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,035 ft315 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBanner Estrella Medical Centerunder a milePost officeTolleson Post Office2.7 miTown hallTolleson City Hall2.7 miPoliceTolleson Police Department2.9 miFire stationPhoenix Fire Department Station 541.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 elementary, 3 high, 1 otherHighArizona Preparatory Academy Cyber High Schoolunder a mileElementaryPendergast Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementarySheely Farms Elementary School1.0 miCollegeEstrella Mountain Community College4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX16 miInterstateI-101.8 miUS highwayUS 607.3 miAmtrakMaricopa, AZ MRC32 miLight rail19th Ave/Camelback9.9 miCoachGlendale 59Th Ave / W. HaywardFlixBus6.5 miTransit16 stops within a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85038 ZIP area.
