Chandler, Arizona

Chandler, Arizona
City
Aerial view of Chandler
Location in Maricopa County, Arizona
Chandler
Location in Arizona
Chandler
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 33°18′N 111°50′W / 33.300°N 111.833°W / 33.300; -111.833
Country United States
State Arizona
CountyMaricopa
FoundedMay 17, 1912
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorKevin Hartke
Area
 • City
65.55 sq mi (169.77 km2)
 • Land65.48 sq mi (169.58 km2)
 • Water0.069 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation
1,210 ft (370 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
275,987
 • Estimate 
(2022)
280,711
 • RankUS: 79th
AZ: 4th
 • Density4,215.1/sq mi (1,627.45/km2)
 • Metro
4,948,203
 • Demonym
Chandlerite
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP Codes
85224-85226, 85244, 85246, 85248-85249, 85286
Area code480
FIPS code04-12000
GNIS feature ID2409433
Websitewww.chandleraz.gov

Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and a suburb in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the fourth-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix, Tucson, and Mesa. Chandler is considered to be a part of the East Valley.

As of the 2020 census, the population of Chandler was 275,987, up from 236,123 at the 2010 census. Chandler is a commercial and tech hub for corporations like Intel, Northrop Grumman, Wells Fargo, PayPal and Boeing.