Deer Valley, Phoenix

Geography

It is located in the northwestern portion of the city, and borders the cities of Glendale and Peoria. Within Phoenix, it borders four other urban villages (North Mountain, Paradise Valley, Desert View, and North Gateway). The village is 56.9 sqmi in size and is centered at Interstate 17 and Arizona Loop 101. The core of the village includes commercial, industrial, and multifamily housing developments. Outer areas have more lower density residential land.

Significant geographic features of the village include the volcanic Adobe Mountains and Hedgpeth Hills, Adobe Dam, Skunk Creek, and Scatter Wash.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Deer Valley has a hot desert climate, abbreviated "BWh" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Deer Valley was 117 F on June 19, 2016 and June 20, 2017, while the coldest temperature recorded was 22 F on January 14, 2007.

|Jan record high F = 82 |Feb record high F = 85 |Mar record high F = 97 |Apr record high F = 101 |May record high F = 101 |Jun record high F = 117 |Jul record high F = 116 |Aug record high F = 115 |Sep record high F = 112 |Oct record high F = 103 |Nov record high F = 95 |Dec record high F = 82

|Jan avg record high F = 77.0 |Feb avg record high F = 80.0 |Mar avg record high F = 88.1 |Apr avg record high F = 96.7 |May avg record high F = 102.4 |Jun avg record high F = 111.3 |Jul avg record high F = 112.5 |Aug avg record high F = 110.9 |Sep avg record high F = 106.3 |Oct avg record high F = 97.3 |Nov avg record high F = 87.9 |Dec avg record high F = 76.2 |year avg record high F = 114.0

|Jan avg record low F = 31.9 |Feb avg record low F = 34.7 |Mar avg record low F = 40.9 |Apr avg record low F = 46.2 |May avg record low F = 53.9 |Jun avg record low F = 64.7 |Jul avg record low F = 72.1 |Aug avg record low F = 72.2 |Sep avg record low F = 64.4 |Oct avg record low F = 50.9 |Nov avg record low F = 39.1 |Dec avg record low F = 32.0 |year avg record low F = 29.9

|Jan record low F = 22 |Feb record low F = 24 |Mar record low F = 32 |Apr record low F = 37 |May record low F = 47 |Jun record low F = 57 |Jul record low F = 66 |Aug record low F = 69 |Sep record low F = 56 |Oct record low F = 40 |Nov record low F = 30 |Dec record low F = 28

|access-date = March 29, 2023 |access-date = March 29, 2023

Employment

Within Deer Valley is approximately 9.3 sqft of office space, 11.9 sqft of industrial space, and 3 sqft of mixed space. As of 2013, major employers were:

• Nokia Finland
• APSM Systems (Electromechanical Manufacturing)
• Honeywell International (Aerospace/Electrical Equipment)
• PetSmart (Retail, Corporate Headquarters)
• Safeway Stores (Customer Service Center)
• Cox Communications (Broadband Communications)
• American Express (Financial Services)
• Wells Fargo Home Equity (Call Center)
• Best Western International (Reservation Center)
• Discover Financial Services (Call Center)
• HonorHealth (Healthcare)

Features and attractions

Deer Valley Airport, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country is located in the village. Turf Paradise, a horse racetrack and Wet'n'Wild Phoenix, a 35 acre waterpark and the Arizona's largest theme park are both located in Deer Valley.

The Central Arizona Project canal carrying water from the Colorado River at Lake Havasu to Phoenix and Tucson passes through the village. The Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, a 47 acre archaeological site containing over 1500 petroglyphs, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a Phoenix Points of Pride, is located just west of the village core.

The Adobe Dam Regional Park, a 1514 acre Maricopa County park, is located here. The park is located behind Adobe Dam in an area primarily designated for flood control. The park includes a sports complex for softball and sand volleyball, a golf course, kart racing track, a radio-controlled aircraft flight facility serving an AMA-chartered model aircraft club, a paintball field, and a 44 acre large scale model railroad.

Education

The Deer Valley Unified School District is much larger than the village, and includes several surrounding Phoenix urban villages, as well as parts of Glendale and Peoria. A small portion of the village south of Bell Road is in other school districts. The district has five high schools, two of which are located in the village, Barry Goldwater High School and Sandra Day O'Connor High School. The eponymous Deer Valley High School is located just outside the village boundary in Glendale.

References

References

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8. "Attendance Boundary Maps - Deer Valley Unified School District".
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10. "Attendance Areas for DVUSD High Schools".
11. "Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Adobe Dam Regional Park". Maricopa County.