Arizona

Distance from Peoria to Phoenix

Straight-line distance

19.4mi

Peoria, AZ and Phoenix, AZ are 19.4 miles (31.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Peoria, the shortest path starts out heading SE (140°).

kilometers
31.2
nautical miles
16.8
heading from Peoria
140° SE
heading from Phoenix
320° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Peoria is from Phoenix

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Peoria and Phoenix is 19.4 miles, 31.2 km or 16.8 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 19.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.4
Kilometers
31.2
Nautical miles
16.8
Bearing from Peoria
139.7° SE
Bearing arriving at Phoenix
139.8°
Bearing from Phoenix
319.8° NW

Halfway between Peoria and Phoenix

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.679248, -112.198914 (33°40'45.29"N 112°11'56.09"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Youngtown, AZ, with 7,062 residents, 8.9 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, Peoria gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Phoenix 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 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 8.4 times the population of Peoria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Peoria changed by +4.1% and Phoenix by +3.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Peoria, AZ199,924 (+4.1%)
  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 Peoria from Phoenix?

19.4 miles, 31.2 km or 16.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Phoenix from Peoria?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Peoria on a bearing of 139.7° and arrives at Phoenix on 139.8°. The return trip starts on 319.8°.

What is halfway between Peoria and Phoenix?

The midpoint is at 33.679248, -112.198914. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Youngtown, AZ, 8.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Peoria and Phoenix?

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

Which is bigger, Peoria or Phoenix?

Phoenix, with 1,673,164 residents in July 2024 against 199,924 for Peoria, 8.4 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.