ZIP Code 85269

Fountain Hills is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Known for its impressive fountain, once the tallest in the world, it borders the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and Scottsdale. Between the 1990 and 2000 censuses it was the eighth-fastest-growing place among cities and towns in Arizona. The elevation is 1,520 feet (460 m) at the fountain, 500 feet (150 m) higher than in Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.4 square miles (53 km²), of which 0.1 square mile (0.26 km²) or 0.42% are water. The town was developed by C. V. Wood, president of McCulloch Oil, and was named after the towering man-made fountain in the center of town. It is 31 miles (50 km) northeast of downtown Phoenix and sits on the east side of the south end of the McDowell Mountains. The highest mountains in the range are East End (4,067 ft (1,240 m), McDowell Peak (4,034 ft (1,230 m)), and Thompson Peak (3,982 ft (2,214 m)), all in neighboring Scottsala. To the east of the town is the Verde River, a tributary to the Salt River. Inside the town there are many washes that run through Fountain Hills into the Ver de River.

History

Fountain Hills is the primary city name, but also Fountain Hls, Scottsdale are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Fountain Hills, Arizona. Fountain Hills was developed by C. V. Wood, president of McCulloch Oil, and was named after the towering man-made fountain in the center of town. The area was home to the Yavapai people, and petroglyphs can be found near the Dixie Mine in the northwest corner of the town along the mountains. Fountain Hills High School is built on the site of one of the P-Bar Ranch's buildings, and a plaque stands in the parking lot to commemorate this. In the early 20th century, the area that became Fountain Hills and the McDowell Mountain Regional Park was part of the Pemberton h.

Geography

Fountain Hills is in eastern Maricopa County, on the eastern edge of the Phoenix urbanized area. It is 31 miles (50 km) northeast of downtown Phoenix and sits on the east side of the south end of the McDowell Mountains. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.4 square miles (53 km²) The elevation is 1,520 feet (460 m) at the fountain, 500 feet (150 m) higher than in Phoenix. To the east of the town is the Verde River, a tributary to the Salt River. The highest mountains in the range are East End (4,067 ft (1,240 m) and McDowell Peak (4,034 ft (1,230 m)), and Thompson Peak (3,982 ft (2,214 m), all in neighboring Scottsdale. During times of rain the washes flood with water and can sometimes block roads with their water. Signs mark several of the intersections of washes and major streets in the town. The elevation reaches 3,190 feet (970 m) on the western border of theTown. The town is located on a spur of theMcDowell Mountains, a chain of extinct volcanic remnants. to the southwest and northwest regions of Fountain Hills are the McDowells Mountains, which are also in the Maricopo County area. The tallest mountain in the region is East End, at 4,000 feet (1.240 m).

Climate

The area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fountain Hills has a hot desert climate, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps. The area is located in the Mojave Desert, which has a high degree of desertification. The climate is very hot year round, with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) in the summer. It is also very dry year-round due to high temperatures and low humidity. The desert climate is hot and dry all the time, with high temperatures in the winter and high humidity in the spring and summer. The weather is very dry all year round because of the low temperatures and high temperatures. It has a very dry climate, with highs of over 100 °F (32 °C) and low temperatures of under 50 degree F (1 4°C). It is the only desert region in the United States to have such a high level of dry weather year round. The region is also the only place in the U.S. that has such a large number of hot springs. It also has one of the highest levels of solar activity in the world, with more than 1,000 hours of sunshine per year. In the summer, the temperature can reach as high as 100 degrees (30  degrees Celsius). The area also has very high levels of humidity, with around 50 per cent of the temperature being found in the evenings.

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 23,820 people in 11,918 households in the town. There were 13,167 housing units at an average density of 577.5 per square mile (223.0/km²) The ethnic makeup of the town was 94.1% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American and 1.8% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race make up 4.1%. The median income for a household in Fountain Hills for the period 2016-2020 was $85,200. About 3.3% of families and 4.6%. of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 3.6. of those age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was2.56. The median age was 53.9 years, with 14.4% under the age of 18, 85.6 per cent 18 years and over, and 27.8 per cent who were 65 years of age or older. According to the 2020 American Community Survey, the average household income for the town of Fountain Hills was $59,791, with the per capita income of $35,000. The town is located on the U.S.-Mexico border and is located near the border of the state of New Mexico. It is the only town in the state to be on the National Register of Historic Places.

Arts and culture

Fountain Hills has the world's fourth-tallest fountain, and the second tallest in the United States. It was built in 1970 in Zürich, Switzerland, by Robert P. McCulloch, the year before the reconstruction of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City. The fountain sprays water for about 15 minutes every hour on the hour between 9am and 9pm. In January 2018, the town of Fountain Hills was designated an International Dark Sky Community. The community is shielded from the lights of the larger cities in the Phoenix metro region by the McDowell Mountains to the west. The Fountain Hills Dark Sky Association is currently working to develop a 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2) International DarkSky Discovery Center that will include a Dark Sky Observatory, Hyperspace Planetarium, Inspiration Theater, and an Immersion Zone. The town was the home to Charles W. Juels' Fountain Hills Observatory (678), where 475 asteroids were discovered between 1999 and 2003, including 20898 Fountainhills. 346. The world's tallest fountain, a record it held for over a decade, is now 560 feet (170 m) in height. It is driven by three 600 horsepower (450 kW) turbine pumps, spraying water at a rate of 7,000 US gallons (26,000 l; 5,800 imp gal) per minute through an 18-inch (460 mm) nozzle. With all three pumps under ideal conditions, the fountain reaches a height of around 300 feet (91 m).

Events

The town hosts a number of events each year at Fountain Park. Each year, the town's fountain is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. Other signature events include a 4 July celebration, an annual Music Fest, and Concours in the Hills, a car show which featured over 1,000 vehicles and 30,000 attendees in February 2020. The town is home to three large art fairs: the Spring Fountain Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts, the Fall Fountain Festival, and the Thunderbird Artists' Fountain Hills Fine Art Festival. It is also home to the annual Fountain Hills Open House, which is a free public open house for the public to meet and socialize with one another. The Open House is open to the public on the third Sunday of each month. It also hosts the Spring and Fall art festivals, which are free to attend. The Spring Festival is presented by the Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce. The Fall Festival is hosted by the Thunderbirds Artists' Fine Art and Craft Festival. The Summer Festival is held by the Town of Fountain Hills and is free to the community. The Autumn Festival is free and is held on the fourth Sunday of the month, from September to October. It features a variety of art and craft exhibits, as well as live music and entertainment. It was founded by the city's former mayor, who is now a member of the city council. The Fountain Hills Town Hall is located in the center of the town, and was built in the 1960s.

Arts

Fountain Hills is home to one of the largest public art collections in the United States. Artworks include bronze, stone, wood, ceramic, glass and metal. The public is invited to visit the public art galleries to see the works of art and to meet the artists.

Government

Fountain Hills is in Arizona's 6th Congressional District, served by Representative David Schweikert. Arizona's 3rd State Legislative District is served by Representatives Joseph Chaplik (R) and Alexander Kolodin (R). John Kavanagh represents the area in the Arizona Senate. The town contracts its law enforcement services with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). The Fountain Hills Fire Department has two fire stations and contracts with Rural Metro for staffing. The current mayor of Fountain Hills is Ginny Dickey, first elected in August 2018, and reelected in 2020 and 2022. The current Town Council consists of the mayor and six councilmembers: Vice Mayor Peggy McMahon, Brenda Kalivianakis, Gerry Friedel, Sharron Grzybowski, Hannah Toth, and Allen Skilicorn. Grady Miller has been serving as the Town Manager since 2015. Among other council-appointed staff are Town Attorney Aaron Aronson, Town Magistrate Robert Melton, and Town Manager Grady MILLER. The Town Council is made up of seven members; the mayor, vice mayor, and five councilmembers. The mayor is elected every two years; the vice mayor and councilmembers are elected every three years. The fire chief is Dave Ott, who has been on the fire department's staff for more than 20 years. He is the Fire Chief of the Fountain Hills fire department since 2007. The Fire Department is part of Rural Metro, which contracts with MCSO for its staffing.

Education

Fountain Hills Public Schools are part of the Fountain Hills Unified School District #98. The district has two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The District has small class sizes at an average of 18:1, a Vibrant Special Education Program, Fountain Hills Virtual Academy, and a Career and Technical Education Program. School accolades and achievements include an A+ rating from the Arizona Educational Foundation and a ranked #32 in Arizona in 2021 by the U.S. News & World Report (F Fountain Hills High School) and in the top 5% of schools in the US in 2017. The school is located in Fountain Hills, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, and has a population of about 3,000. It is home to the Arizona Diamondbacks football team and the Arizona Coyotes hockey team. The high school has a reputation for excelling in sports such as volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track and field. It has been named one of the top schools in Arizona by the Arizona Education Foundation and has been recognized by the National Association of Secondary School Sportswriters for its achievements in the field of sports. It also has been awarded an A- rating by the University of Arizona and the National Education Association for its achievement in sports like volleyball, soccer and track. It was named a top high school in the state of Arizona in 2017 for its volleyball and basketball programs. The football team has won several state championships. The basketball team has also been named a state runner-up for the last two years.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona = 13.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 65. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Fountain Hills = 6.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 23,820 individuals with a median age of 49.1 age the population grows by 25.23% in Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,174.38 residents per square mile of area (453.43/km²). There are average 2.33 people per household in the 10,868 households with an average household income of $71,231 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.50% of the available work force and has dropped -4.50% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.50%. The number of physicians in Fountain Hills per 100,000 population = 199.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Fountain Hills = 12 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 40. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 300. 106 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 41.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 45, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona which are owned by the occupant = 69.29%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 13 years with median home cost = $288,780 and home appreciation of -18.69%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.57 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $3,560 per student. There are 18.6 students for each teacher in the school, 508 students for each Librarian and 487 students for each Counselor. 8.03% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 24.11% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 13.99% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).