Local servicesHospitalDesert Regional Medical Center16.7 miPost officeMorongo Valley Post Office2.8 miTown hallDesert Hot Springs City Hall9.7 miPoliceDesert Hot Springs Police Department9.8 miFire stationMorongo Valley Fire Department Station 4612.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPalm Springs International Airport PSP18 miInterstateI-1010 miUS highwayUS 24318 miAmtrakAmtrak Station PSN13 miCoachPalm Springs NorthFlixBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92256 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92256 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:35 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:48 am – 4:41 pm
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People4,209 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.11,785 householdsMedian household income $51,949Median home value $285,400Median rent $1,354 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,874 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,795 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 14%, construction 14%Average commute 37 minutes74% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Spanish 22%, Tagalog 1%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 40°F9 in of rain a year, on about 14 dayswettest month February2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days91 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morongo Valley N station, 3 mi away; snow from Yucca Valley
Parks and public landsSan Bernardino National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 673,393 acresNorth Parkpark · 8.6 mi · 83 acresMount San Jacinto State Parkstate park · 16.2 mi · 13,674 acresJoshua Tree National Parknational park · 26.1 mi · 784,201 acresCoachella Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.0 mi · 3,603 acresSan Bernardino Othernational forest · 28.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3,401 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970381 of magnitude 4+, 42 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.3 on 28 Jun 199214 mi away, The 1992 Landers, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSan Bernardino County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Very HighWildfire Very HighEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality13% of days had good air in 202546 of 365 days measured209 moderate, 67 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 43 unhealthy daysMedian index 77, worst day 207main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Bernardino County monitors, CA
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSan Gabriel Valley Wc - Fontanaserves 237,700 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,897 ft1,493 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
