Superior, Arizona is mainly a copper mine town east of Phoenix, Arizona. Pinal County.


Jump to: navigation, search Superior, Arizona — Town — Apache Leap in Superior Location in Pinal County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: 33°17′20″N 111°6′14″WCoordinates: 33°17′20″N 111°6′14″W Country United States State Arizona County Pinal Incorporated 1976 Government • Mayor Michael O. Hing Area • Total sq mi ( km2) • Land sq mi ( km2) • Water sq mi ( km2) Elevation 2,888 ft (880 m) Population (2007)[1][2] • Total 3,091 • Density 1, mi () Time zone MST (no DST) (UTC-7) ZIP code 85173 Area code(s) 520 FIPS code 04-71300 Website Superior (Western Apache: Yooʼ Łigai)[3] is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 3,158.[1] Such films as U Turn by Oliver Stone, Eight Legged Freaks, How the West Was Won, Blind Justice, The Prophecy, Skinwalkers, The Gauntlet with Clint Eastwood, and Young Billy Young are set in Superior. In 2005, a Sci-fi film named The Salena Incident, also called Alien Invasion Arizona, was filmed in Superior.


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