Tempe, Arizona

Tempe O'odham: Oidbaḍ
City
Tempe skyline as seen from The Buttes
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Location of Tempe in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Coordinates: 33°24′46″N 111°56′35″W / 33.41278°N 111.94306°W / 33.41278; -111.94306
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Incorporated	October 15, 1892
Named for	Vale of Tempe
Government
• Body	Tempe City Council
• Mayor	Corey Woods (D)
Area [1]
• City	40.15 sq mi (103.99 km2)
• Land	39.94 sq mi (103.45 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,181 ft (360 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	180,587
• Rank	US: 140th
• Density	4,521.34/sq mi (1,745.72/km2)
• Metro	4,574,531 (US: 12th)
• Demonym	Tempean
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code	85281–85285, 85287-85288[3]
Area codes	480 and 602
FIPS code	04-73000
GNIS feature ID	2412045[2]
Website	www.tempe.gov

Tempe (/tɛmˈpiː/ tem-PEE;^[4] Oidbaḍ in O'odham) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler on the south, and Mesa on the east. Tempe is also the location of the main campus of Arizona State University.