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Peoria has room to grow into 53 more square miles.

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Local facts — Peoria

Last verified: September 3, 2026. Each figure comes from the public source cited beside it, with measurement dates shown in the source column. Unconfirmed fields are marked Not verified; figures from nearby cities are not substituted.

  • Permitting authority — Value: City of Peoria; Source: Census + county GIS, both agree
  • Authority type — Value: City (Census LSADC 25); Source: Census + county GIS
  • Official permit office — Value: https://www.peoriaaz.gov/business/development-services; Source: the authority's own site, rendered 2026-09-03
  • Permit counter — Value: Development Services Center
    Street address not published. Peoria does not publish a permit-counter street address on its Development Services, Plan Review and Permits, or department-directory pages. Published city address is 8401 W. Monroe St., Peoria, AZ 85345.
    623-773-7225
    inspections 623-773-8445; Source: the authority's own site, rendered 2026-09-03
  • Parcels with a Peoria mailing address, by taxing jurisdiction — Value: 85,441 parcels
    Peoria 93.3%
    Unincorporated Maricopa County 4.6%
    Glendale 2.0%; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • 2020 decennial population — Value: 190,985; Source: Census PL 94-171, SL 160
  • A.R.S. § 9-461.18 — ADUs (over 75,000) — Value: Applies; Source: statute vs population
  • A.R.S. § 9-462.13 — middle housing (75,000 or more) — Value: Applies; Source: statute vs population
  • Local implementing ordinance — Value: Not verified; Source: the ordinance itself
  • Military-airport overlay — Value: Luke AFB vicinity 6.8% of city area
    Noise contour 0.0%
    Accident potential zone 0.0%; Source: county GIS layers 17/18/19
  • Area inside city limits — Value: 180.61 sq mi (177.44 land + 3.17 water); Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Separate pieces of the city — Value: 1, largest is 100.00% of the total; Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Enclosed county islands — Value: 10, totalling 3,488 acres (5.45 sq mi); Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Municipal planning area vs city limits — Value: 233.56 sq mi planned; 52.98 sq mi (22.7%) is not in the city today; Source: county GIS layer 25
  • ZIP codes — Value: Not verified — PlanNet layer 55 is not rolled up per city in this dataset; Source: county GIS layer 55
  • Single-family parcels in this jurisdiction — Value: 59,152; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Year built — median (10th–90th percentile) — Value: 1999 (1985–2019); Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Median livable area — Value: 1,999 sq ft; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Median lot size — Value: 0.175 acres; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Single-family parcels with a pool — Value: 34.4%; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026

Places in this city

These communities are grouped by permitting authority. Open a linked guide for local boundary and housing details.

Who issues your permit in Peoria

/ YOUR PERMITTING AUTHORITY

If your parcel is inside Peoria city limits, the City of Peoria issues your permit.

Of 85,441 parcels with a Peoria mailing address, 93.3% are taxed by the City of Peoria and 4.6% by unincorporated Maricopa County. Peoria's outline also encloses 10 pockets of county land totalling about 3,488 acres.

Peoria spans Maricopa and Yavapai counties. The population and area figures cover the entire incorporated city. The house counts and mailing split use Maricopa County Assessor data and exclude the Yavapai County portion.

The Development Services Center answers at 623-773-7225. A street address for the counter is not published.

Source: https://www.peoriaaz.gov/business/development-services

What Arizona's housing laws do here

/ STATE LAW

Arizona's ADU law applies in Peoria. The 2020 census population was 190,985, above the 75,000 threshold in A.R.S. § 9-461.18, so the statute binds the city.

A.R.S. § 9-462.13, the middle-housing law, uses the same threshold and also binds Peoria.

Peoria's implementing ordinances and current zoning requirements have not been independently verified. Confirm them with the City before planning.

About 6.8% of Peoria's area is inside the Luke Air Force Base vicinity. No part of the city falls inside a mapped noise contour or accident potential zone.

Arizona's ADU statute (A.R.S. § 9-461.18(G)) and middle-housing statute (A.R.S. § 9-462.13(D)(8)) exclude qualifying territory near a military airport as defined in A.R.S. § 28-8461. The county's mapped Luke layers have not been compared with that statutory boundary. The percentage reported here is an area calculation, not a parcel-level legal conclusion. Confirm whether an airport-area exclusion applies to the parcel before designing an ADU or duplex.

What is already built in Peoria

/ THE HOUSING STOCK

Peoria has 59,152 single-family parcels. The middle one was finished in 1999, has 1,999 square feet, and sits on 0.175 acres. Thirty-four percent have a pool.

Peoria's 2019 municipal planning area is 233.56 square miles against 180.61 square miles of city — 52.98 square miles, or 22.7%, is planned for but not annexed. If your parcel is in that band today, the county permits it.

Housing figures are counted from the Maricopa County Assessor parcel file on September 2, 2026, restricted to single-family parcels and scoped by taxing jurisdiction rather than by mailing address.

How Coker works in Peoria

/ ONE POINT OF RESPONSIBILITY

ONE BUILDER FOR HOME AND SMALL-COMMERCIAL WORK

Start with the parcel and the goal. We help turn them into a buildable scope, a permit path through the City of Peoria, and a clear next decision.

During construction, we coordinate the work and keep you informed about what is complete, what is next, and what needs a decision.

When regulated electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, pool, spa, well, or other specialty work is required, a properly licensed trade partner handles it.

Rules and project guidance

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PLAN WITH BETTER INFORMATION

Read the rules before you draw the plans. Our resource library cites the statute or ordinance for every claim and shows the date we last checked it.

Arizona Residential Building Rules → /resources Is the Arizona Starter Homes Act law? → /blog/az-starter-homes-act

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FAQ

Who issues a building permit in Peoria, AZ?

If your parcel is inside Peoria city limits, the City of Peoria issues your permit. Of 85,441 parcels with a Peoria mailing address, 93.3% are taxed by that authority and 4.6% by unincorporated Maricopa County.

Does Arizona's ADU law apply in Peoria?

Arizona's ADU law applies in Peoria. The 2020 census population was 190,985, above the 75,000 threshold in A.R.S. § 9-461.18, so the statute binds the city.

Is a Peoria mailing address always inside Peoria city limits?

No. Of 85,441 parcels with a Peoria mailing address, 93.3% are taxed by the Peoria authority. The rest are permitted by unincorporated Maricopa County or by a neighbouring city.

Sources

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