The village includes the city's midtown and uptown districts, as well as the popular Encanto neighborhood, its namesake.

At about 8 square miles, it is the city's smallest urban village by area, and, consequently, one of its densest.

The Grand Canal makes up the northern and eastern border.The core of the Encanto Village is the Park Central Mall; and the Arizona State Fair, on whose fairgrounds the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is located.

It was the original home of the Phoenix Suns, the city's NBA franchise.

The village includes the city's Midtown and Uptown districts, which, combined with nearby Downtown, make up the largest center of employment in the state of Arizona.