Higley, Arizona

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Higley, Arizona
Unincorporated community
Location of Higley in Maricopa County, shown within corporate limits of Gilbert
Location of Higley in Maricopa County, shown within corporate limits of Gilbert
Coordinates: 33°18′26″N 111°43′13″W / 33.30722°N 111.72028°W / 33.30722; -111.72028Coordinates: 33°18′26″N 111°43′13″W / 33.30722°N 111.72028°W / 33.30722; -111.72028
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))

Higley was an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Higley's ZIP code was 85236 until 2007, when the U.S. Postal Service decided to abolish it for physical addresses,[1] the 85236 ZIP code, however, remains in use for P.O. Box addresses at the Higley post office, located on Ray Road. As of 2010, almost all of Higley has been annexed into Gilbert or the neighboring cities of Mesa and Queen Creek. All that remains of Higley as an independent community is the school district, Higley Unified School District.

Geography[]

Higley was located at

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33°18′26″N 111°43′13″W / 33.30722°N 111.72028°W / 33.30722; -111.72028 (33.30729, -111.720314),[2] in the vicinity of Higley Rd. and Williams Field Rd.

History[]

Higley was named after one of the community's first landowners, Stephen Weaver Higley, and originated as a plot of 40 acres (160,000 m2) purchased in 1905–1906.[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Higley's ZIP code identity gets zapped". East Valley Tribune. 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2006-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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