Scottsdale AZ Quick Facts (2004)

Annual Visitors to Scottsdale
7.4 Million (Scottsdale CVB - 2004)

Resort Visitors from the USA
29% from the Western States.
27% from the Midwestern States.
24% from the Northeastern States.
20% from the Southeastern States.

Visitor Median Age
51 years old.

Visitor Median Household Income
$83,800.

Scottsdale Population
234,900

Scottsdale Land Size
184.2 square miles.
Stretching 31 miles north to south.

Elevation of Scottsdale
1,260 feet above sea level.

Average Scottsdale Temperatures
Annual average low temperature: 55.7 degrees F.
Annual average high temperature: 84.6 degrees F.
Over 330 days of annual sunshine.
See Scottsdale Weather Chart
See Sunrise & Sunset Times

Average Annual Rainfall
7.7 inches per year average.

Public Golf Courses
About 50 in Scottsdale.
Over 220 total in the area.
See List of Golf Courses.

Orientation of Scottsdale
Scottsdale is in Maricopa County Arizona
Scottsdale is adjacent to Phoenix Arizona
Paradise Valley borders Scottsdale to the West
Carefree borders Scottsdale to the North.
Fountain Hills borders Scottsdale to the East
Tempe borders Scottsdale to the South.
See Scottsdale Map.

Scottsdale Zip Codes
85250, 85251, 85254, 85255, 85256,
85257, 85258, 85259, 85260, 85262.

Did You Know?
In 1888 Winfield Scott paid $2.50 per acre to purchase
640 acres that ultimately became Scottsdale Arizona.
He is the founder of Scottsdale AZ.

Scottsdale’s original name was Orangedale.

In 1909, The "Little Red Schoolhouse" was built for a student body of 32 pupils. Today, the "Little Red Schoolhouse" is home to the Scottsdale Historical Society.

Scottsdale’s first newspaper was The Scottsdale Bulletin published by playwright Roy George in 1922.

Visitors often use misspellings and abbreviations including Scotsdale, Arizonia,
Arazona, AZ and Ariz. We've used those terms for user convenience.