Higley was an

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, United States. Higley's ZIP code was 85236 until 2007, when the

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decided to abolish it for physical addresses, the 85236 ZIP code, however, remains in use for

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addresses at the Higley post office, located on Ray Road. , almost all of Higley has been annexed into Gilbert or the neighboring cities of

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and Queen Creek. All that officially remains of Higley as an independent community is the school district,

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, however, some remaining commercial buildings in and around the original townsite are still standing and operate as small businesses.

Geography

Higley was located at (33.30729, -111.720314), in the vicinity of Higley Rd. and Williams Field Rd. The original townsite was on the southwest corner.

History

Higley was named after one of the community's first landowners, Stephen Weaver Higley, and originated as a plot of purchased in 1905–1906 and

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ted in 1928.

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External links

Higley Unified School District
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