Phoenix Arizona - Discover our Phoenix Urban Villages
Are you aware of the Phoenix Urban Villages? Greater Phoenix includes many cities and towns beyond Phoenix itself. But it's not as simple as defining Phoenix's border towns, because the city of Phoenix also is broken into defined areas known as Urban Villages. These are not towns unto themselves, but areas of the city with their own Village Planning Committees, which make recommendations to the Phoenix City Council about the areas' needs, growth, and progress. These are definitely distinct from Phoenix's City Council Districts.
There are 15 Urban Villages in the Phoenix Area. As you drive around Phoenix you will see road signs denoting which Village you are entering. I remember when I first moved to Phoenix in 1985 I had no idea of what the Village thing was all about! Now I attend Village Update Meetings. It is quite fascinating to hear about all the different areas and what's happening in each.
Ahwatukee Foothills: Its boundaries are I-10 to the Gila River Indian Community, splitting from South 
Mountain to the Gila River Indian Community/Pecos Road.
Alhambra: Its boundaries are Northern Avenue to Seventh Street, Grand Canal to Black Canyon Freeway, and Grand Avenue to 43rd Avenue.
Camelback East: It borders the town of Paradise Valley and Scottsdale to Seventh Street, and Northern Avenue/North Mountains/Squaw Peak Park to Grand Canal and Salt River.
Central City: Its boundaries are McDowell Road to Rio Salado, and Black Canyon Freeway to the Grand Canal and Hohokam Expressway.
Deer Valley: Its boundaries are generally accepted as 16th Street east to the city limits (51st and 67th avenues) on the west, Greenway Road on the south, and the Central Arizona Project aqueduct on the north.
Desert View: Its boundaries are Carefree Highway to the north, the Central Arizona Project canal to the south, the eastern city limits along Scottsdale Road to the east, and to the Union Hills and mountains on the west.
Encanto: Its boundaries are the Grand Canal to Black Canyon Highway to McDowell Road.
Estrella: Its boundaries are Interstate 10 on the north, the I-17 and 19th Avenue on the east, the Salt River on the south and 75th, and 83rd and 107th Avenues on the west.
Laveen: Its boundaries are the Salt River on the north, 27th Avenue on the east, Gila River Community on the west, and South Mountain Park on the south.
Maryvale: Its boundaries are Grand Avenue/Black Canyon Freeway to 83rd Avenue to McDowell Road to Indian School Road to El Mirage Road to Bethany Home Road to 99th Avenue to Camelback Road.
North Gateway: Its boundaries are 67th Avenue on the west, the Union Hills and mountain range on the east, the Central Arizona Project Canal on the south, and the city of Phoenix corporate limits on the north.
North Mountain: Its boundaries are 51st Avenue to Acoma Drive to 39th Avenue to Greenway Road/Parkway to 16th Street to Cactus Road, and through mountains to Northern Avenue.
Paradise Valley: Its boundaries are Scottsdale Road to 16th Street, the Central Arizona Project Canal to an area of Squaw Peak/Cactus and Mountain View roads.
Rio Vista: Its boundaries are Table Mesa Road on the north, Interstate 17 on the east, an irregular area on the south bounded by the Desert Hills Drive, Pyramid Peak Parkway and Carefree Highway, and New River Road and the 75th Avenue alignment on the west.
South Mountain: Its boundaries are 48th Street on the east, 27th Avenue on the west, the Salt River on the north, and South Mountain Park/Preserve on the south.
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