Alpine Village California Map

About Alpine Village, California

Alpine Village is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. Alpine Village is located at 33.6061°N, 116.4697°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96120.

Alpine Village is a place where the earth holds its breath, a collection of homes and businesses clinging to the rugged slopes of the San Jacinto Mountains. It lies 9.7 miles south-west of Palm Desert, CA (from Palm Desert, CA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-south-west of Rancho Mirage. The landscape here is a study in contrasts, with steep, chaparral-covered hillsides giving way to narrow canyons where the air grows cooler and the scent of pine needles becomes more pronounced. Sunlight, when it breaks through the scattered clouds, paints the dusty earth in shades of ochre and sienna, revealing the tenacious grip of life on this formidable terrain. The wind, a constant companion, whispers through the scrub oak and manzanita, carrying the dry fragrance of the wilderness and the faint, almost imagined, sound of distant water. The character of Alpine Village is inextricably linked to its challenging geography and its history as a gateway to the mountains. For decades, its economy has been shaped by its proximity to the San Jacinto State Park and the surrounding wilderness, drawing visitors who seek respite from the heat of the valley floor. This has fostered a local spirit that is both independent and welcoming, a community that understands the rhythms of the natural world. You can feel the quiet resilience of those who chose to build their lives here, a testament to a spirit that finds beauty not in ease, but in enduring the raw, untamed power of the land.

About This Alpine Village Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alpine Village, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.606138, -116.469737. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Alpine Village and Riverside County.

Detailed location data for Alpine Village includes the ZIP code (92561), telephone area code (909, 530), county seat of Riverside County (Riverside), and school district assignment (Alpine County Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Alpine Village is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.