Local servicesHospitalRiverside County Psychiatric Health Facility17.1 miPost officeMecca Post Office7.3 miFire stationRiverside County Fire Department Station 40 Mecca7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of the Desert - Mecca / Thermal9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPalm Springs International Airport PSP34 miInterstateI-1016 miUS highwayUS 867.8 miAmtrakAmtrak Station PSN39 miCoachIndio Bus StationFlixBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92274 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:35 am – 7:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:44 am – 4:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People18,167 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.05,734 householdsMedian household income $38,654Median home value $163,800Median rent $925 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,011 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting13.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 7,453 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 29%, education and health care 14%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 29 minutes73% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher45% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 20%, Spanish 79%38% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 107°F, lows 80°FColdest month December: highs 69°F, lows 42°F3 in of rain a year, on about 7 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare196 days above 90°F, 8 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mecca Fire Stn station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksWhitewater Riverriver · 4.2 miTravertine Rockpeak · 4.5 miTravertine Palmswoods · 4.8 miWhitewater Covebay · 4.8 miFish Springspring · 6.2 miCollege of the Desert - Mecca / Thermalcollege · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPeninsular Ranges Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 3,351 acresOasis Community Parkpark · 1.9 miSalton Sea - Bureau of Reclamationrecreation area · 3.8 mi · 87 acresSanta Rosa Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 66,126 acresJoshua Tree National Parknational park · 14.8 mi · 784,201 acresSalton Searecreation area · 10.7 mi · 70,258 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,957 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970293 of magnitude 4+, 35 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.6 on 24 Nov 198735 mi away, The 1987 Superstition Hills, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Aug 202616 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
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL40% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOasis Mobile Home Parkserves 826 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2022: arsenic, maximum contaminant level32 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation89 ft27 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
