Phoenix Urban Towns Overview

There are many cities and towns that make up the Greater Phoenix area. To make things even more confusing, the city of Phoenix is divided into defined areas, or urban villages. So is Ahwatukee a city or a town? How about Maryvale? None. They are urban towns in Phoenix. An Urban Village is simply an area of the city that has its own Village Planning Committee that makes recommendations to the City Council on the progress and needs of the area. These are not to be confused with Council Districts.

Urban Towns of Phoenix

1. Ahwatukee Foothills
   1. Village Boundary: I-10 Freeway to Gila River Indian Community, splits South Mountain to Gila River / Pecos Road Indian Community
   2. Ahwatukee Foothills has its own Chamber of Commerce.
2. Alhambra
   1. Town boundary: Northern Avenue to Seventh Street to Grand Canal to Black Canyon Freeway to Grand Avenue to 43rd Avenue
3. Camelback East
   1. Town boundary: Bordered by the city of Paradise Valley and Scottsdale to Seventh Street, Northern Avenue / North Mountains / Squaw Peak Park to the Grand Canal and Salt River

1. Central city
   1. Town boundary: McDowell Road to Rio Salado, Black Canyon Freeway to Grand Canal, and Hohokam Expressway
2. Deer valley
   1. Village boundary: generally 16th Street in the east to the city limits (51st and 67th avenues) in the west, Greenway Road in the south, and the Central Arizona Project Aqueduct in the north
   2. Deer Valley Airport is in this area.
3. View of the desert
   1. Village Boundary: Carefree Highway to the north, the Central Arizona Project canal to the south, the eastern city limits near Scottsdale Road to the east, to Union Hills and unnamed mountains in the west (usually to along the Seventh Avenue alignment)

1. Charm
   1. Village boundary: Grand Canal to Black Canyon Highway to McDowell Road
   2. Encanto Park is a point of pride of Phoenix.
2. Star
   1. Town Boundary: The Star Town encompasses approximately 41 square miles bounded by Interstate 10 in the north, Black Canyon Freeway (I-17) and 19th Avenue in the east, the Salt River in the south, and 75, 83 Avenues and 107 in the West
3. Wash
   1. Town boundary: The town is bounded by the Salt River in the north, 27th Avenue in the east, the Gila River community in the west, and South Mountain Park in the south
   2. Vee Quiva Casino is in Laveen.

1. Maryvale
   1. Town Boundary: Grand Avenue / Black Canyon Freeway to 83rd Avenue to McDowell Road to Indian School Road to El Mirage Road to Bethany Home Road to 99th Avenue to Camelback Road
   2. Maryvale Stadium is the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
2. North gate
   1. Village Boundary: Usually bounded by 67th Avenue in the west, Union Hills and an unnamed mountain range in the east, the Central Arizona Project Canal in the south, and the corporate city limits of Phoenix in the north (an irregular boundary stretching north as Jenny Lin Road)

1. North mountain
   1. Village boundary: 51st Avenue to Acoma Drive to 39th Avenue to Greenway Road / Parkway to 16th Street (extended) to Cactus Road and through the mountains to Northern Avenue
2. Paradise valley
   1. Town boundary: Scottsdale Road to 16th Street, Central Arizona Project Canal to Squaw Peak / Cactus and Mountain View area
   2. This is not the same as the town of Paradise Valley, which is located just south of the urban village.
3. Rio Vista
   1. Village boundary: alignment of Mesa Mesa Road in the north, Interstate 17 in the east, an irregular area in the south bounded by Desert Hills Drive, Pyramid Peak Parkway, and Carefree Highway. The western boundary is New River Road and the 75th Avenue alignment. This urban town was previously known as New Village.

1. South mountain
   1. Town boundary: 48th Street on the east, 27th ave. in the west, the Salt River in the north and South Mountain Park / Preserve in the south
   2. This area includes the northern border of South Mountain Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the US.