Location - State of Arizona, Maricopa County
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| Buckeye, AZ, 85326
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| Latitude
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33.37N
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| Longitude
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112.583 W
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| Elevation
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869 Feet
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Overview
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| Demographics
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| Population
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42,000
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| Area
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660 sq. miles
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| Median Age
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31.2
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| Family Residences
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75.3%
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| Income
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| Average Household Income
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$42,280
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| Median Housing Value
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$209,000
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| Economic
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| Recent Job Growth
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2.26%
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| Future Job Growth
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17.40%
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| Unemployment Rate
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3.80%
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| Sales Tax Rate
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8.30%
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| Employment by Sector
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| Management/Business/Financial
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8.53%
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| Professional
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14.51%
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| Service
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15.34%
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| Sales/Office
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22.65%
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| Agriculture
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3.64%
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| Construction/Maintenance
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19.36%
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| Production/Transportation
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16.15%
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| Weather
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| Average Rainfall
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6 inches
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| Average Temperature
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70 degrees
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| Average Summer High
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104 degrees
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| Average Winter Low
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40 degrees
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| Sunny Days per Year
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295
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| Humidity Comfort Index
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46/100
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Economic Resources
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Diversity
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The Buckeye business community is comprised of a diverse employment base with many small thriving businesses, combined with large enterprises. This provides for a strong and vital local economy. Arizona has become one of the fastest growing states in the U.S., and, in July 2007 Buckeye was named the second fastest growing town in the nation by Forbes Magazine. Excellent job opportunities and a very desirable climate provide a great lifestyle.
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Large Employers
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| Private
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Quincy Joist
Schultz Homes Corporation
Wal-Mart Distribution Center
Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc.
Arizona Public Service (APS)
Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station
Schult Homes
Travel Centers of America
Hospice of the Valley
The Wigwam Resort
Beazer Homes
Shea Homes
Arizona-American Water
Costco Wholesale
Meritage Active Adult at Sundance
Turner Construction
Yates/Buick Pontiac GMC
Keller Equipment
The Orcutt/Winslow Patnership
H-Four Farms
The Lyle Anderson Company
Sundance Golf Club
Pulte Homes
The Raven at Verrado
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| Public
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Town of Buckeye
Buckeye Union High School District
Buckeye Elementary School District
AZ Department of Corrections
Liberty Elementary School District
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Education
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| Pupil/Teacher Ratio
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19.3
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| Students Per Librarian
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429
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| Students Per Counselor
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388
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| 2 Year College Grads
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5.61%
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| 4 Year College Grads
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7.36%
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| Graduate Degrees
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2.88%
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| High School Graduates
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71.15%
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| School Expenditure per Pupil
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$4,760
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Schools
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| Maricopa County Superintendant of Public Instruction - (602) 506-3866
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| Community College/Vocational
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| Estrella Mountain Community College
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www.emc.maricopa.edu (623)935-8000
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| Glendale Community College
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www.gc.maricopa.edu (623)845-3000
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| Southwest Skill Center
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www.estrellamountain.edu (623)535-2700
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| High School Districts
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| Buckeye Union High School District
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www.buhsd.org (623) 386-9701
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| Buckeye Academy
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(623) 386-1072
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| Buckeye Union High School
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(623) 386-4423
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| Estrella Foothills High School
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(623) 327-2400
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| Youngker High School
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(623) 474-0100
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| Agua Fria Union High School District
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www.aguafria.org (623)932-7000
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| Agua Fria High School
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(623) 932-7300
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| Desert Edge High School
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(623) 932-7500
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| Millennium High School
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(623) 932-7200
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| Verrado High School
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(623) 932-7400
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| Elementary School Districts
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| Buckeye Elementary School District
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www.besd.k12.az.us (623)386-4487
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| Bales Elementary School
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(623) 847-8503
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| Buckeye Elementary School
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(623) 386-4487
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| Sundance Elementary School
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(623) 847-8531
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| West Park Elementary School
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(623) 386-4487
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| Steven R. Jasinski
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(623) 925-3100
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| Liberty Elementary School District
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www.liberty.k12.az.us (623) 327-2940
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| Liberty Elementary School
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(623) 327-2810
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| Estrella Elementary School
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(623) 327-2820
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| Rainbow Elementary School
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(623) 327-2830
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| Weststar Elementary School
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(623) 327-2840
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| Freedom Elementary School
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(623) 327-2850
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| Litchfield Elementary School District
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www.lesd.k12.az.us (623) 535-6000
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| Verrado Middle School
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(623) 547-1300
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| Palo Verde Elementary School District
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www.pvesd.org (623)327-3680
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| Palo Verde Elementary School
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(623) 327-3680
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| Unified School Districts
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Saddle Mountain Unified School District (623) 474-5100
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| Tonopah Valley High School
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(623) 474-5200
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| Ruth Fisher Elementary School
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(623) 386-5688
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| Tartesso Elementary School
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(623)
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| Wickenburg Unified School District
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(623) 668-5350
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| Festival Foothills Elementary
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(928) 501-6000
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| Vulture Peak Middle School
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(928)
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| Wickenburg High School
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(928)
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Churches
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| Buckeye First Assembly of God
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(623) 386-4783
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| Buckeye Seventh-Day Adventist Church
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(623) 386-6709
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| Community Church
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(623) 386-2674
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| First Southern Baptist Church
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(623) 386-5614
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| Grace Fellowship Church
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(623) 393-8386
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| Liberty United Methodist Church
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(623) 386-4090
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| Mountain Vista Community Church
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(623) 474-5757
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| St. Henry's Catholic Church
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(623) 386-6407
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| Skyway Church of Buckeye
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(623) 386-6407
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Newspapers
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| Buckeye Valley News
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(623)386-4426
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| Buckeye Sun
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(623) 386-7077
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| West Valley View
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(623) 535-8439
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| The Arizona Republic
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(602) 444-8000
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Utilities
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| Water
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| Arizona-American Water
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(623)815-3113
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| Buckeye Water
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(623)349-6100
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| Global Water
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(623)386-4252
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| Electricity
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| Arizona Public Service
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(623)386-4474
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| Gas
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| Southwest Gas
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(602)861-1999
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| Telephone/Internet/Cable TV
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| Cox Communications
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(623)594-1142
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| Qwest
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(623)210-3295
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| Trash
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| Allied Waste
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(602)237-2078
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| Sierra Waste
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(602)243-6555
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