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Phoenix, Arizona, is the capital and the most populous city the State of Arizona of Maricopa County. Phoenix is called Hoozdo, or "the place is hot", in the Navajo language. Its physical location is along the banks of the normally dry Salt River. Residents of Phoenix are known as Phoenicians.

In 2005 the population of Phoenix was estimated at 1,475,834. Phoenix is the sixth largest city in the U.S. The Phonix Metropolitan Statistical Area has an estimated population of 4,039,182.

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Phoenix Zip Codes

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85001 Phoenix 602

Phoenix CLIMATE

Phoenix has an arid climate, and its average annual maximum temperature is the highest of any major US city. In fact, out of the world's large urban areas, only some cities around the Persian Gulf, such as Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Baghdad, Iraq, have higher average summer temperatures. The temperature reaches or exceeds 100 °F (38 °C) on an average of 89 days during the year, including most days from early June through early September. On June 26, 1990, the temperature reached an all-time high of 122 °F (50 °C).[15] Overnight lows greater than 80 °F occur frequently each summer, with the average July low being 83 °F and the average August low being 84 °F. The all-time highest low temperature was 96 °F (36 °C), which occurred on July 15, 2003.

Phoenix ECONOMY

Phoenix is currently home to three major Fortune 1000 companies: electronics corporation Avnet, Apollo Group (which operates the University of Phoenix), and mining company Phelps Dodge Corporation. Honeywell hosts many factories for the building of military grade engines, as well as their company network gateway in Phoenix. Intel has one of their largest sites in Arizona, employing about 11,000 employees and 3 chip manufacturing fabs, including the $3 billion dollar state of the art 300mm, 45nm Fab 32. American Express hosts their financial transactions, customer information, and their entire website in Phoenix. The area is also home to US Airways Group, Fortune 500 company located in Tempe). Nearby Scottsdale is also home to Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (also listed on the Fortune 500), the second largest non-hazardous solid waste management company in the United States.

The military has a significant presence in Phoenix with Luke Air Force Base located in the western suburbs. At its height, in the 1940s, the Phoenix area had 3 military bases: Luke Field (still in use), Falcon Field, and Williams Air Force Base (now Williams Gateway Airport), with numerous auxiliary air fields located throughout the region.