Local servicesHospitalEisenhower Medical Center4.9 miPost officeThousand Palms Post Office1.2 miTown hallRancho Mirage City Hall5.5 miPoliceRiverside County Sheriff's Department - Palm Desert Police Station3.2 miFire stationRiverside County Fire Department - Station 351.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryDella Lindley Elementary School1.0 miCollegeCalifornia State University - San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPalm Springs International Airport PSP6.9 miInterstateI-106.0 miUS highwayUS 8616 miAmtrakAmtrak Station PSN10 miCoachPalm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle7.1 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 92276 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:35 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:46 am – 4:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,662 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.32,700 householdsMedian household income $80,280Median home value $260,500Median rent $1,432 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,049 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 3,469 employedMain industries: retail 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 18%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 21 minutes81% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 54%, Spanish 43%, German or Dutch 1%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
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, 7 mi away; snow from Palm Springs
Nearby landmarksCalifornia State University - San Bernardino Palm Desert Campuscollege · 4.3 miWest Boundary Trailtrailhead · 3.4 miUniversity of California Riverside Palm Desert Centercollege · 4.5 miEdom Hillpeak · 3.6 miFlat Top Mountainpeak · 5.1 miMcCallum Grovewoods · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCoachella Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.0 mi · 3,603 acresThousand Palms Community Parkpark · under a mileCoachella Valley Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 1,905 acresDennis Keat Soccer Parkrecreation area · 3.6 miJoshua Tree National Parknational park · 12.1 mi · 784,201 acresMagnesia Spring Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 3,797 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3,054 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970325 of magnitude 4+, 39 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.3 on 28 Jun 199226 mi away, The 1992 Landers, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Aug 202645 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterEastern Municipal WDserves 666,581 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation327 ft100 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
