Buckeye is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, home to about 104,923 people across 393 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 85326, 85343 and 85396, and parts of 85340, 85354 and 85361 are in Buckeye too.
Homes sold for a median of $224 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Buckeye; also Goodyear
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Mostly Buckeye; also Surprise
Part is in Buckeye, part in Litchfield Park and Glendale
Part is in Buckeye, part in Wintersburg and Tonopah
Mostly Surprise; part is in Buckeye
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| Nearest major airport | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)32 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Glendale, AZ23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ29 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Buckeye; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Buckeye had 91,502 residents in the 2020 census, up 1300% since 2000.
It’s the 13th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
Maricopa County grew from 20,457 residents in 1900 to 4,420,568 in 2020.
Maricopa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 107°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 8.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Litchfield Park, AZ weather station (13 miles away).
2,016,986 jobs at 109,863 businesses in Maricopa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
248 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Buckeye’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 24 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 9 |
| Dentists | 34 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 72 |
| Mental health providers | 61 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 41 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (96 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (7 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1888.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Buckeye Elementary District (4269), Liberty Elementary District (4266), Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bales Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 699 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Blue Horizons Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 976 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Buckeye Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 1,150 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Desert Sunset Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–5 | 648 | Public | 10.7 mi |
| Festival Foothills Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 262 | Public | 18.4 mi |
| Freedom Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 574 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Inca Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 735 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| John S McCain III Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 777 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Liberty Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 411 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Marionneaux Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 697 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Palo Verde Elementary SchoolPalo Verde | Pre-K–8 | 482 | Public | 7.8 mi |
| Rainbow Valley Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 583 | Public | 6.8 mi |
| Steven R. Jasinski Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 855 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Sundance ElementaryBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 656 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Tartesso Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 340 | Public | 9.5 mi |
| Verrado Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–6 | 847 | Public | 7.1 mi |
| Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 1,014 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| Westpark Elementary SchoolBuckeye | Pre-K–8 | 652 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Great Hearts Academies - RooseveltBuckeye | K–10 | 934 | Charter | 5.5 mi |
| Imagine Schools at BuckeyeBuckeye | K–8 | 441 | Charter | 2.0 mi |
| Lakin Prep AcademyAvondale | K–8 | 366 | Public | 13.9 mi |
| Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-10Buckeye | K–12 | 602 | Charter | 5.2 mi |
| The Odyssey Preparatory AcademyBuckeye | K–8 | 544 | Charter | 1.5 mi |
| The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna HillsBuckeye | K–5 | 472 | Charter | 5.3 mi |
| Verrado Middle SchoolBuckeye | 5–8 | 731 | Public | 7.0 mi |
| Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International StudiesBuckeye | 6–12 | 1,553 | Charter | 3.8 mi |
| Buckeye Union High SchoolBuckeye | 9–12 | 1,841 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| BUHSD Institute of Online LearningBuckeye | 9–12 | 121 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Skyview High SchoolBuckeye | 9–12 | 148 | Charter, Alternative Education | 1.9 mi |
| Southwest CampusBuckeye | 9–12 | 33 | Career and Technical | 4.5 mi |
And 6 more.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Surprise, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Glendale, Citrus Park, Wittmann, Avondale, Wintersburg and Tonopah.
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