#57 Crushed Stone Delivery to Peoria, AZ, Priced by the Ton

Best Uses for #57 Crushed Stone in Peoria

Established neighborhoods across Peoria lean on #57 crushed stone delivery for the same driveway and drainage work that has kept this Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler suburb building for decades. The 3/4 to 1 inch gray, angular stone compacts into a firm base under driveways, parking pads, and equipment access roads.

Older properties undergoing a remodel or a driveway replacement make up a large share of Peoria orders, alongside newer builds on the city's northern edge. Drainage swales and low areas near irrigation canals also benefit from a compacted stone layer that keeps runoff moving instead of pooling.

Irrigation canal frontage and older drainage easements around Peoria also call for crushed stone rather than finer fill, since the angular pieces resist washing into the canal during heavy flow. Homeowners near these areas often order enough to cover both a driveway base and a stretch of canal side stabilization in one delivery.

Local Overview for Peoria, AZ

About 200,000 people live in Peoria, making it one of the larger cities in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro. Avondale sits roughly 10 miles away, and Phoenix itself is about 10 miles from Peoria's core, which puts this delivery hub within easy reach of a wide stretch of the valley.

The terrain runs flat to gently rolling, with hard desert ground that does not drain well on its own. That combination is exactly why crushed stone bases are so common here, from decades old subdivisions to the newest construction near the city's growing edges.

Much of Peoria's housing stock is decades old, which means driveways and drainage systems installed years ago are due for repair or replacement more often than in newer parts of the valley. That steady stream of remodel and repair work keeps #57 Crushed Stone in regular demand alongside new construction.

How Much #57 Crushed Stone You Need

The standard formula, length times width times depth divided by 324, turns your measurements into cubic yards before the tonnage math kicks in. A 20 by 20 foot patio base spread 3 inches deep works out to roughly 5 tons.

Run your exact dimensions through the calculator rather than rounding by eye, particularly on an L shaped or irregular lot. It's better to order slightly over than to run short mid project and wait on a second delivery.

A wider two car driveway, roughly 20 by 24 feet at 4 inches deep, needs about 8 tons, while a full backyard regrade paired with a drainage swale can easily reach into the low teens. Totals like that make the free delivery tier worth reaching in a single order rather than splitting the work in two.

Delivery and Lead Times in Peoria

A minimum order of 2 tons ships within 1 to 2 business days. At 8 tons, delivery typically moves up to the same day or the next business day. Peoria's location near the center of the valley keeps most delivery windows on the shorter end of that range.

Pricing Notes for #57 Crushed Stone in Peoria

Pricing here runs strictly per ton, never per cubic yard, from the smallest order to the largest.

Your confirmed delivered price depends on your exact Peoria ZIP code, so the numbers above are a starting point rather than a final total. Enter your address at checkout to see the number that applies to your order.

The rate per ton steps down twice, first at 8 tons and again at 15, so it's worth totaling every stone project on the property, driveway, walkway, and drainage work together, before deciding whether to place one larger order or several smaller ones.

Ordering #57 Crushed Stone Delivery in Peoria, AZ

Fifteen tons is the tipping point where delivery stops costing anything at all, which makes it worth checking whether combining a driveway and a drainage project gets an order there. Pick your tonnage, confirm your delivery window, and place the order online.

See delivery in Peoria for the full list of materials available at this hub, and visit #57 Crushed Stone in Arizona for pricing in other cities across the state.

About #57 Crushed Stone

#57 Crushed Stone refers to a sieve size, roughly 3/4 to 1 inch, rather than a specific type of rock, though most of what is sold under that number is crushed, angular limestone. It is priced and sold by the ton, and one cubic yard of it weighs close to 2,700 pounds, noticeably heavier than an equal volume of mulch or topsoil.

Its angular pieces are the reason it performs so well as a base material. Where rounded gravel tends to roll and shift, crushed stone locks together under compaction, holding its shape beneath driveways, patios, and parking areas. The gaps between pieces also let water move through rather than pool on the surface, which makes it a common choice around drains and along foundation perimeters.

A compacted layer 4 to 6 inches deep, worked in with a plate compactor, is standard for anything that needs to carry vehicle weight. Lighter applications, like garden paths or decorative edging, only need a few inches spread and lightly tamped by hand. Once settled, the material needs little more than an occasional top up over the years.

Batches can vary slightly in shade since the stone is quarried rather than manufactured to a single finish, though the 3/4 to 1 inch sizing stays consistent. It is available for delivery in every season and stores without issue if you order more than one project ends up using.

What #57 Crushed Stone costs in Peoria

In the Peoria market, #57 crushed stone is sold by the ton and priced at the gate before delivery is added on. Send your ZIP and load size and we will send back a same-hour quote with the truck rate and the per-ton figure spelled out. One ton covers about 80 sq ft at a 3 inch finished depth, so a 400 sq ft driveway pad runs roughly 5 tons.

How crews use #57 Crushed Stone in Peoria

Crews working out of Peoria tend to call for #57 crushed stone on a few repeat jobs each week. The first is driveway gravel, typically laid in tight urban lots and infill builds with a base lift compacted before the finish course goes on. The second is drainage gravel, which lands here in dense neighborhoods where curb access is short and usually ships as a 4 to 8 ton order. With a population around 199,924, Peoria pulls a mix of single-truck homeowner orders and contractor full-loads through the season.

Delivery day in Peoria

On the day of the drop, the dispatcher pulls the closest yard, batches your ticket with other Peoria stops, and sends a window the night before. Tandem-axle dumps need at least 12 ft of clear width and 14 ft overhead to set the bed; tri-axles need 14 ft of clearance on both counts and a level pad to tip safely. Standard lead time on this lane is Mon-Sat, with same-day windows held open for orders that hit the desk before 11 AM and clear payment.

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