Higley, Arizona

Higley, Arizona
Location of Higley in Maricopa County, shown within corporate limits of Gilbert
Location of Higley in Maricopa County, shown within corporate limits of Gilbert
Coordinates: 33°18′26″N 111°43′13″W / 33.30722°N 111.72028°W / 33.30722; -111.72028
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))

Higley was an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Higley's ZIP code was 85236 until 2007, when the U.S. Postal Service decided to abolish it for physical addresses,[1] the 85236 ZIP code, however, remains in use for P.O. Box addresses at the Higley post office, located on Ray Road. As of 2010, almost all of Higley has been annexed into Gilbert or the neighboring cities of Mesa and Queen Creek. All that officially remains of Higley as an independent community is the school district, Higley Unified School District, however, some remaining commercial buildings in and around the original townsite are still standing and operate as small businesses.

  1. ^ "Higley's ZIP code identity gets zapped". East Valley Tribune. 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2012-11-10.