Calipatria California Map

About Calipatria, California

Calipatria is a locality in Imperial County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,548. The population density is 678.6 people per km². Calipatria is located at 33.1256°N, 115.5142°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92233.

Calipatria rests in a vast expanse of sun-baked earth, a place where the horizon seems to stretch forever, meeting a sky that often burns a fierce, unwavering blue. It lies 10.2 miles north of Brawley, CA (from Brawley, CA: bearing 5°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-east of Westmorland. The land here is flat, a canvas etched with the straight, purposeful lines of irrigation canals and agricultural fields, a stark contrast to the distant, hazy outlines of mountains that rim the valley. Dust devils pirouette like ephemeral dancers across the sun-scorched plains, and the air, especially at midday, hums with a dry, latent heat that presses down with tangible weight. Even the sparse vegetation, hardy creosote and mesquite, seems to hold its breath, conserving moisture in this arid cradle, where the light can be so intense it bleaches the very color from the landscape. This is a place born of water's improbable journey to a land that craves it, a testament to human ingenuity in wrestling sustenance from the desert. Calipatria, like much of the Imperial Valley, owes its existence to the Colorado River, its waters painstakingly channeled here to transform arid scrub into fertile farmland. For generations, the economy of Calipatria has been inextricably tied to the bounty of the soil, fields yielding crops that feed distant cities, a quiet, persistent hum of agricultural machinery often the dominant sound. The history of this region is a story of reclamation, of pioneers who saw potential in what others dismissed as wasteland, and that spirit of enduring effort is still palpable, a subtle undercurrent beneath the everyday commerce.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Calipatria, California with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Calipatria and Imperial County.

Detailed location data for Calipatria includes the ZIP code (92233), 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 Calipatria is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.