Superior is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, home to about 2,535 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85173.
Homes sold for a median of $202 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Superior. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)53 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Mesa, AZ36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ60 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Superior; 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.
Superior had 2,407 residents in the 2020 census, down 26% since 2000.
It’s the 137th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
Pinal County grew from 7,779 residents in 1900 to 425,264 in 2020.
Pinal County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 99°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 17.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Superior, AZ weather station (about a mile away).
63,258 jobs at 4,723 businesses in Pinal County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Superior.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by Superior Unified School District (4440), Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District (79391). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Junior/Senior High SchoolSuperior | 7–12 | 131 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| CVIT - Central Campus EAC Gila PuebloSuperior | 9–12 | 2 | Career and Technical | 19.8 mi |
| CVIT - Superior High SchoolSuperior | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 1.0 mi |
| CVIT- Central Campus CAC Superior Enterprise CenterSuperior | 10–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.5 mi |
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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