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Union Depot (NBY 2405)1924
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Union Depot (NBY 2405), 1924

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Capital and most populous city of Arizona, U.S.
1868Established
1,608,139Population
518.9 sq miArea
1,086 ftElevation

Phoenix ( FEE-niks) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital. The Phoenix metropolitan area, with an estimated 5.19 million residents, is the tenth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous in the Mountain states and Southwest. Phoenix is the county seat of Maricopa County in the Salt River Valley and Arizona Sun Corridor and, with an area of 517.9 square miles (1,341 square kilometers), is the largest city by area in Arizona and 11th-largest city by area in the United States. Phoenix was settl…

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ZIP code85001, 85002, 85003
Area code623, 480, 602

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