Arizona

Distance from Mesa to Phoenix

Straight-line distance

24.6mi

Mesa, AZ and Phoenix, AZ are 24.6 miles (39.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Mesa, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (299°).

kilometers
39.6
nautical miles
21.4
heading from Mesa
299° WNW
heading from Phoenix
119° ESE
MesaPhoenix

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Mesa is from Phoenix

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Mesa and Phoenix is 24.6 miles, 39.6 km or 21.4 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 24.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.6
Kilometers
39.6
Nautical miles
21.4
Bearing from Mesa
298.9° WNW
Bearing arriving at Phoenix
298.7°
Bearing from Phoenix
118.7° ESE

Halfway between Mesa and Phoenix

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.486540, -111.903115 (33°29'11.54"N 111°54'11.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Paradise Valley, AZ, with 12,523 residents, 5.7 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 Phoenix 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Phoenix has 3.2 times the population of Mesa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Mesa changed by +2.2% and Phoenix by +3.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Mesa, AZ517,151 (+2.2%)
  2. 02Phoenix, AZ1,673,164 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Mesa from Phoenix?

24.6 miles, 39.6 km or 21.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Phoenix from Mesa?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Mesa on a bearing of 298.9° and arrives at Phoenix on 298.7°. The return trip starts on 118.7°.

What is halfway between Mesa and Phoenix?

The midpoint is at 33.486540, -111.903115. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Paradise Valley, AZ, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Mesa and Phoenix?

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

Which is bigger, Mesa or Phoenix?

Phoenix, with 1,673,164 residents in July 2024 against 517,151 for Mesa, 3.2 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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