Editing Mesa, Arizona (section)

===Defining east and west Mesa===
Mesa stretches {{convert|18|mi|km}} from Price Road in the west to Meridian Road in the east and has a land area of {{convert|138.70|sqmi|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts Mesa city, Arizona; United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mesacityarizona,US/ |website=census.gov |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref> Mesa employs a grid system for street numbering that is different from that used in Phoenix and other portions of the metropolitan area. Center Street, running north to south, bisects Mesa into eastern and western halves and serves as the east and west numbering point of origin within Mesa.<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.mesaaz.gov/maps/pdf/zip_code_map.pdf |title= Mesa ZIP codes |work= mesaaz.gov |publisher= City of Mesa |date= October 15, 2009 |access-date= March 13, 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120227155608/http://www.mesaaz.gov/maps/pdf/zip_code_map.pdf |archive-date= February 27, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> Streets west of Center St., such as W. University Drive or W. Main St. are considered to be in West Mesa, whereas streets east of Center St., such as E. University or E. Main St., are considered to be in East Mesa.