Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:38 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min6:54 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 99°F, lows 68°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 36°F7 in of rain a year, on about 14 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days107 days above 90°F, 26 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pearblossom station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksLovejoy Lake (historical)lake · 1.1 miLovejoy Springsspring · 1.0 miLovejoy Buttespeak · 2.3 miBlack Buttepeak · 6.0 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 4.1 miAntelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStephen Sorensen Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 108 acresSaddleback Butte State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 2,953 acresAntelope Valley Indian Museumstate historic site · 3.8 mi · 162 acresAngeles National Forestnational forest · 5.7 mi · 651,780 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnational forest · 19.2 mi · 10,098 acresAngeles Othernational forest · 34.5 mi · 400 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,301 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970193 of magnitude 4+, 19 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199449 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighLos Angeles County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighWildfire Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality11% of days had good air in 202539 of 365 days measured228 moderate, 66 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 32 unhealthy daysMedian index 74, worst day 201main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Los Angeles County monitors, CA
Drinking waterPalmdale Water Dist.serves 126,804 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,719 ft829 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPalmdale Regional Medical Center18.7 miPost officeLlano Post Office6.4 miFire stationLos Angeles County Fire Department Station 114under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryVista San Gabriel Elementary School1.3 miElementaryLake Los Angeles Elementary School1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOntario International Airport ONT39 miInterstateI-1526 miUS highwayUS 39522 miAmtrakAmtrak Station VRV30 miCoachVictorville (Carl's Jr)International Bus Lines28 miTransit8 stops within a mileAntelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93590 ZIP area.
