Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:34 am – 7:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:41 am – 4:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,082 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.9561 householdsMedian household income $29,375Median home value $303,700Median rent $803 a month51% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,446 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting14.2% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 622 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 26%, education and health care 21%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%Average commute 22 minutes85% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher69% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 27%, Spanish 73%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 108°F, lows 77°FColdest month December: highs 70°F, lows 41°F2 in of rain a year, on about 7 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare181 days above 90°F, 6 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brawley 2 Sw station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsRiverview Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.6 miPat Williams Parkpark · 5.5 miSonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.5 mi · 32,028 acresImperial Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 7,865 acresSalton Sea State Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.8 mi · 459 acresSalton Searecreation area · 24.1 mi · 430 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3,030 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970288 of magnitude 4+, 21 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.6 on 24 Nov 198714 mi away, The 1987 Superstition Hills, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Aug 202629 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighImperial County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality28% of days had good air in 2025101 of 365 days measured220 moderate, 34 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 10 unhealthy daysMedian index 64, worst day 426main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Imperial County monitors, CA
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Westmorlandserves 2,202 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation169 ft52 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPioneers Memorial Hospital7.2 miPost officeWestmorland Post Office1.1 miTown hallWestmorland City Hall1.2 miPoliceWestmorland Police Department1.2 miFire stationWestmorland Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWestmorland Union Elementary School1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportImperial County Airport IPL15 miMajor airportPalm Springs International Airport PSP75 miInterstateI-821 miUS highwayUS 1115.0 miAmtrakYuma, AZ YUM62 miCoachEl Centro Bus StopFlixBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92281 ZIP area.
