Deer Valley, Phoenix facts for kids
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Deer Valley
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Urban village of Phoenix, Arizona
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Location of Deer Valley highlighted in red.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Maricopa |
| City | Phoenix |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.9 sq mi (147 km2) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 165,656 |
| Website | Deer Valley Village Planning Committee |
Deer Valley is a part of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States. In 2010, over 165,000 people lived here. About a quarter of them were under 18 years old. No one is quite sure how Deer Valley got its name. It first showed up on a map in 1921. The map described the valley formed by Skunk Creek.
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Where is Deer Valley?
Deer Valley is in the northwest part of Phoenix. It shares borders with the cities of Glendale and Peoria. Inside Phoenix, it touches four other areas called urban villages. These are North Mountain, Paradise Valley, Desert View, and North Gateway.
This area is about 57 square miles (147 square kilometers) big. It is centered around two major highways: Interstate 17 and Arizona Loop 101. The main part of Deer Valley has many businesses, factories, and apartment buildings. The areas further out have more homes with bigger yards.
Important natural features in Deer Valley include the Adobe Mountains and Hedgpeth Hills. There is also the Adobe Dam, Skunk Creek, and Scatter Wash.
What is the Climate Like?
Deer Valley has a hot desert climate. This means it is very hot and dry. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Deer Valley was 117°F (47°C). This happened on June 19, 2016, and again on June 20, 2017. The coldest temperature recorded was 22°F (-6°C) on January 14, 2007.
| Climate data for Deer Valley, Arizona (Phoenix Deer Valley Airport), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) |
85 (29) |
97 (36) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
117 (47) |
116 (47) |
115 (46) |
112 (44) |
103 (39) |
95 (35) |
82 (28) |
117 (47) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 77.0 (25.0) |
80.0 (26.7) |
88.1 (31.2) |
96.7 (35.9) |
102.4 (39.1) |
111.3 (44.1) |
112.5 (44.7) |
110.9 (43.8) |
106.3 (41.3) |
97.3 (36.3) |
87.9 (31.1) |
76.2 (24.6) |
114.0 (45.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 65.4 (18.6) |
68.1 (20.1) |
75.0 (23.9) |
82.5 (28.1) |
91.5 (33.1) |
101.5 (38.6) |
104.0 (40.0) |
102.5 (39.2) |
97.5 (36.4) |
86.3 (30.2) |
74.0 (23.3) |
63.9 (17.7) |
84.4 (29.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 54.8 (12.7) |
57.1 (13.9) |
62.9 (17.2) |
69.6 (20.9) |
78.1 (25.6) |
87.1 (30.6) |
92.4 (33.6) |
91.5 (33.1) |
86.1 (30.1) |
74.5 (23.6) |
62.4 (16.9) |
53.3 (11.8) |
72.5 (22.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 44.1 (6.7) |
46.1 (7.8) |
50.9 (10.5) |
56.6 (13.7) |
64.7 (18.2) |
72.7 (22.6) |
80.8 (27.1) |
80.5 (26.9) |
74.7 (23.7) |
62.7 (17.1) |
50.8 (10.4) |
42.7 (5.9) |
60.6 (15.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 31.9 (−0.1) |
34.7 (1.5) |
40.9 (4.9) |
46.2 (7.9) |
53.9 (12.2) |
64.7 (18.2) |
72.1 (22.3) |
72.2 (22.3) |
64.4 (18.0) |
50.9 (10.5) |
39.1 (3.9) |
32.0 (0.0) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 22 (−6) |
24 (−4) |
32 (0) |
37 (3) |
47 (8) |
57 (14) |
66 (19) |
69 (21) |
56 (13) |
40 (4) |
30 (−1) |
28 (−2) |
22 (−6) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.17 (30) |
1.21 (31) |
1.09 (28) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.19 (4.8) |
0.03 (0.76) |
0.81 (21) |
0.96 (24) |
0.71 (18) |
0.67 (17) |
0.90 (23) |
0.81 (21) |
8.90 (226) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 34.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020) | |||||||||||||
Jobs in Deer Valley
Many people work in Deer Valley. There are lots of offices, factories, and mixed-use buildings. As of 2013, some of the biggest employers included:
- Nokia (a technology company)
- APSM Systems (makes electronic and mechanical parts)
- Honeywell International (aerospace and electrical equipment)
- PetSmart (a pet supply store chain, with its main office here)
- Safeway Stores (a grocery store chain, with a customer service center)
- Cox Communications (a company that provides internet and TV)
- American Express (financial services)
- Wells Fargo Home Equity (a call center for home loans)
- Best Western International (a hotel reservation center)
- Discover Financial Services (a call center for financial services)
- HonorHealth (a healthcare provider)
Fun Places and Things to See
Deer Valley has several interesting places to visit and things to do.
- Deer Valley Airport: This is one of the busiest airports in the country for private planes and smaller aircraft.
- Turf Paradise: A popular horse racetrack where you can watch horse races.
- Wet'n'Wild Phoenix: A large waterpark that covers 35 acres. It is Arizona's biggest theme park.
- Central Arizona Project Canal: A big canal that carries water from the Colorado River to Phoenix and Tucson. It runs through Deer Valley.
- Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve: This is a special archaeological site. It covers 47 acres and has over 1,500 petroglyphs. These are ancient drawings carved into rocks. The preserve is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also one of Phoenix's "Points of Pride."
- Adobe Dam Regional Park: This large park covers 1,514 acres. It is mainly used to help control floods. The park also has a sports complex for softball and sand volleyball. You can find a golf course, a kart racing track, and a place for flying radio-controlled aircraft. There's also a paintball field and a big model railroad display.
Schools in Deer Valley
The Deer Valley Unified School District serves a much larger area than just Deer Valley. It includes parts of other Phoenix urban villages, as well as parts of Glendale and Peoria. A small section of Deer Valley is in different school districts.
The district has five high schools. Two of them are located right in Deer Valley: Barry Goldwater High School and Sandra Day O'Connor High School. The school named after the area, Deer Valley High School, is actually just outside the village in Glendale.
