Buckeye

Schools

Buckeye Union High School District #201 serves Buckeye and the far southern part of Goodyear, operating Buckeye Union, Estrella Foothills, and Youngker high schools along with an alternative learning center. Parts of Buckeye are also served by the Saddle Mountain Unified School District and the Agua Fria Union High School District, including Canyon View and Verrado high schools. Residents can check specific school district boundaries using the boundary map tools published by each district, such as besd33.org and buhsd.org.

Getting around

Interstate 10 runs through Buckeye, connecting the city to the rest of the Phoenix metro area, and the Arizona Department of Transportation has been widening an eight-mile stretch of I-10 between Verrado Way and State Route 85 to add a third lane in each direction. State Route 85 links Buckeye to Gila Bend and Interstate 8 to the south, forming part of a bypass route around central Phoenix. A planned new freeway, State Route 30, is designed as a reliever for I-10 and will run through Buckeye, Goodyear, Avondale, and Phoenix.

• Buckeye's 2020 census population was 91,502, up from 50,876 in 2010. Buckeye, Arizona
• Buckeye was established in 1888. Buckeye, Arizona
• Buckeye has a total land area of 392.99 square miles. Buckeye, Arizona
• Buckeye's ZIP codes include 85326 and 85396. Buckeye, Arizona
• The Buckeye Union High School District was founded in 1913 as Buckeye School District #33. Buckeye Union High School District
• A $82 million I-10 widening project between Verrado Way and State Route 85 in Buckeye was completed in summer 2023. Diverging diamond interchange opens along I-10 in Buckeye