Local servicesHospitalHazeldon Betty Ford Center4.5 miPost officePortola Post Office2.4 miTown hallPalm Desert City Hall2.6 miPoliceRiverside County Sheriff's Office Substation4.3 miFire stationRiverside County Fire Department Station 67 - Mesa View1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of the Desert2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPalm Springs International Airport PSP11 miInterstateI-106.9 miUS highwayUS 8613 miAmtrakAmtrak Station PSN16 miCoachPalm Desert Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle2.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:35 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:46 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 109°F, lows 79°FColdest month December: highs 69°F, lows 46°F5 in of rain a year, on about 8 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare177 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Palm Springs Rgnl Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from Deep Canyon Lab
Nearby landmarksCollege of the Desertcollege · 2.7 miSanta Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains NMvisitor center · 1.8 miHaystack Mountainpeak · 3.3 miMagnesia Springspring · 2.6 miEisenhower Mountainpeak · 4.0 miCalifornia Indian Nations Collegecollege · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMagnesia Spring Ecological Reservestate conservation land · under a mile · 3,797 acresCahuilla Hills Parkpark · 1.1 miIronwood Parkpark · 1.1 miCarrizo Canyon Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 1,699 acresCoachella Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.0 mi · 3,640 acresSanta Rosa Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 66,126 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,804 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970299 of magnitude 4+, 34 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.3 on 28 Jun 199235 mi away, The 1992 Landers, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Aug 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighRiverside County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Very HighRiver flooding Very HighEarthquake Very HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality11% of days had good air in 202539 of 365 days measured217 moderate, 75 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 34 unhealthy daysMedian index 80, worst day 365main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Riverside County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCoachella Vwd: Cove Communityserves 270,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation673 ft205 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program