Bombay Beach California Map

About Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach is a locality in Imperial County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 356. The population density is 182.1 people per km². Bombay Beach is located at 33.3509°N, 115.7297°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92257.

Bombay Beach rests at the edge of a vast, shimmering expanse, a place where the desert air hums with an almost palpable stillness. It lies 28.2 miles north-north-west of Brawley, CA (from Brawley, CA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-west of Calipatria. The landscape here is stark, defined by the bleached bones of the Salton Sea and the tenacious scrub clinging to the baked earth. Sun-bleached trailers and ramshackle dwellings huddle together, their corrugated metal skins reflecting the relentless sun, creating a mirage of movement against the unchanging horizon. The wind, a constant companion, whips fine dust into ephemeral veils that dance across the cracked playa, carrying the faint, briny scent of the distant water. Even in the muted light of late afternoon, a peculiar luminescence seems to emanate from the very ground, a muted glow that softens the sharp edges of this resilient settlement. This is a place etched by the ebb and flow of a man-made sea, a testament to a grand, if ultimately fleeting, vision. Once, the Salton Sea promised a vibrant resort destination, a Californian Riviera, and Bombay Beach was meant to be a jewel in its crown. Its fortunes, like the sea itself, have been subject to dramatic shifts, a cycle of boom and bust that has shaped its tenacious character. The local economy, once buoyed by tourism and the promise of waterfront living, now largely subsists on the fringes, a quiet resilience born from necessity. The remnants of that hopeful past – abandoned marinas, ghostly piers reaching into the saline depths, and the faded grandeur of forgotten hotels – whisper stories of a different era, a time when dreams were cast upon these increasingly saline waters. Bombay Beach, in its unassuming way, embodies the enduring spirit of those who choose to make their home in the shadow of such potent, elemental forces.

About This Bombay Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bombay Beach, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.350867, -115.729715. 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 Bombay Beach and Imperial County.

Detailed location data for Bombay Beach includes the ZIP code (92257), telephone area code (714), county seat of Imperial County (El Centro), and school district assignment (Calipatria 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 Bombay Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.