Arizona

Distance from Mesa to Peoria

Straight-line distance

43.2mi

Mesa, AZ and Peoria, AZ are 43.2 miles (69.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Mesa, the shortest path starts out heading NW (308°).

kilometers
69.6
nautical miles
37.6
heading from Mesa
308° NW
heading from Peoria
128° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Mesa is from Peoria

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Mesa and Peoria is 43.2 miles, 69.6 km or 37.6 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 43.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
43.2
Kilometers
69.6
Nautical miles
37.6
Bearing from Mesa
308.2° NW
Bearing arriving at Peoria
307.9°
Bearing from Peoria
127.9° SE

Halfway between Mesa and Peoria

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.593752, -112.011589 (33°35'37.51"N 112°00'41.72"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Paradise Valley, AZ, with 12,523 residents, 4.1 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Mesa gets 14 h 22 min of daylight and Peoria 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Mesa has 2.6 times the population of Peoria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Mesa changed by +2.2% and Peoria by +4.1%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Mesa, AZ517,151 (+2.2%)
  2. 02Peoria, AZ199,924 (+4.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Mesa from Peoria?

43.2 miles, 69.6 km or 37.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Peoria from Mesa?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Mesa on a bearing of 308.2° and arrives at Peoria on 307.9°. The return trip starts on 127.9°.

What is halfway between Mesa and Peoria?

The midpoint is at 33.593752, -112.011589. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Paradise Valley, AZ, 4.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Mesa and Peoria?

Both use America/Phoenix, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Mesa or Peoria?

Mesa, with 517,151 residents in July 2024 against 199,924 for Peoria, 2.6 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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