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Palm Desert, California
City in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, about 14 miles (23 km) east of Palm Springs, 121 miles (195 km) northeast of San Diego and 122 miles (196 km) east of Los Angeles. The population was 51,163 at the 2020 census. The city has been one of the state's fastest-growing since 1980, when its population was 11,801.
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Palm Desert, California | |
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![]() El Paseo in Palm Desert | |
Nickname(s): P. D., Palm Deezy | |
Motto: "Feel The Warmth" | |
![]() Location of Palm Desert, California | |
Coordinates: 33°43′20″N 116°22′28″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Riverside |
Incorporated | November 26, 1973[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager[3] |
• Mayor | Karina Quintanilla |
• Mayor Pro Tem | Jan Harnik |
• City Council | Gina Nestande Evan Trubee Kathleen Kelly |
Area | |
• Total | 27.02 sq mi (69.97 km2) |
• Land | 26.81 sq mi (69.44 km2) |
• Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.53 km2) 0.76% |
Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 51,163 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 51,583 |
• Density | 1,986.98/sq mi (736.85/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 92210, 92211, 92255, 92260, 92261 |
Area codes | 442/760 |
FIPS code | 06-55184 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652767, 2411356 |
Website | www |
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