Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California is a city in Riverside County, California. As of 2020, 44,575 people lived there.[4] It is one of the largest cities in the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs and the surrounding area have many retirement communities (places where retired people live). The city and surrounding area have almost 100 golf courses.
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| Coordinates: 33°49′49″N 116°32′43″W / 33.83028°N 116.54528°WCoordinates: 33°49′49″N 116°32′43″W / 33.83028°N 116.54528°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Incorporated | April 20, 1938[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.68 sq mi (245.21 km2) |
| • Land | 94.54 sq mi (244.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 0.90% |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,575 |
| • Density | 513.21/sq mi (198.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92262–92264 |
| FIPS code | 06-55254 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652768, 2411357 |
| Website | palmspringsca |
Palm Springs has a hot desert climate (BWh in the Köppen climate classification).
Palm Springs, California Media
Californio soldier and explorer José María Estudillo was the first to note the existence of hot springs within the area of what is Palm Springs.
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing palm trees over a creek, c. 1901
A 1950s postcard publicizing one of the many hotels sprouting in Palm Springs during the early to mid-20th century
The San Jacinto Mountains border Palm Springs to the west.
Located in the Coachella Valley desert region, Palm Springs is sheltered by the San Bernardino Mountains to the north, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the south, by the San Jacinto Mountains to the west and by the Little San Bernardino Mountains to the east. This geography gives Palm Springs its hot, dry climate, with 354 days of sunshine and only 5.23 inches of rain annually.[
Kaufmann Desert House, Palm Springs, by Richard Neutra
A postcard of Palm Canyon Dr. through Palm Springs' downtown village in the 1950s
A wind farm in Palm Springs
View through the San Jacinto Mountains to Palm Springs
Palm Springs - Tahquitz Canyon Way - Agosto 2011
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Palm Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "QuickFacts: Palm Springs city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
Other websites
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