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 remains of Higley as an independent community is the school district,

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Geography

Higley was located at (33.30729, -111.720314), in the vicinity of Higley Rd. and Williams Field Rd.

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.

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External links

Higley Unified School District
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