Main city: Chandler
Timezone: (UTC-7)
Phone type: Landline
Operator: Cox Arizona Telcom

Chandler, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is a prominent suburb of the Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, to the north by Mesa, to the west by Phoenix, to the south by the Gila River Indian Community, and to the east by Gilbert. As of July 2012, the population was 240,101 according to the United States Census Bureau, however, according to the city's official website, Chandler's Planning Division estimated the population as of September 2012 being 239,610. It also has satellite locations for many technology companies, including Intel and Orbital Sciences Corporation. ^source

North American area code 602 is a state of Arizona telephone area code that covers most of the city of Phoenix. It was one of the original area codes established in October 1947 and had originally covered the entire state of Arizona until 1995, when area code 520 was created as the state's second area code. While Arizona's explosive growth during the second half of the 20th century would have made a split necessary in any event, it was hastened by the demand for telephone lines created by the proliferation of fax machines, cell phones and dial-up Internet connections. Many states introduced new area codes during this time period for much the same reason. Generally, greater Phoenix retained 602, except for a few outer portions of Maricopa County that switched to 520. ^source