ZIP code · Desert Hot Springs · California · United States

ZIP code 92240 — Desert Hot Springs

ZIP code 92240 serves Desert Hot Springs, California.

Postal code
92240
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Desert Hot Springs
County
Riverside FIPS 06065
State
California
Country
United States
Coordinates
33.9531, -116.5219 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
40,918 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
1,146 / sq mi
Land area
35.7 sq mi (92.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$51,284
Per-capita income
$24,461
Median age
35.6
Households
14,104
Housing units
15,977
Median home value
$294,200
Median gross rent
$1,367 / month
Congressional district
CA-25 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
10a (30 to 35 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles (UTC−8 / UTC−7 DST)
Area codes
760, 442
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 109°F), coldest Dec (avg low 46°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F7174818795104109108102917969
Avg low °F485054596673798074655346
Precip in1.11.10.50.10.00.00.30.10.20.20.20.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: PALM SPRINGS RGNL AP (8.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 92240

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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