Indio Hills California Map

About Indio Hills, California

Indio Hills is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,048. The population density is 18.5 people per km². Indio Hills is located at 33.8411°N, 116.2485°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92241.

Indio Hills unfurls as a sun-bleached expanse where the arid earth meets a sky of unrelenting, pale clarity. It lies 7.7 miles north of Indio, CA (from Indio, CA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-northeast of Bermuda Dunes. The landscape is defined by the sharp, tectonic architecture of the Indio Hills, which rise from the desert floor like a jagged spine, casting long, bruised shadows across the basin as the afternoon wanes. To the north, the terrain funnels into the raw, wind-sculpted rock of Pushawalla Canyon, where the silence is absolute and the geology feels ancient, exposed, and indifferent to the passage of human time. Here, the air carries a dry, mineral heat, and the soil—a mosaic of gravel and sand—shifts under the weight of the rare, sudden rains that occasionally scour the dry beds of the Whitewater River.

Life in Indio Hills is anchored by a quiet stewardship of the land, most notably within the Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a sanctuary that preserves the delicate equilibrium of this fragile ecosystem. Hikers and researchers who traverse the Hidden Horseshoe and Pushawalla Palms Trail find themselves moving through a landscape that has long been shaped by the interplay of seismic activity and the slow evaporation of water from the distant, saline remnants of Lake Cahuilla. The local economy remains tethered to this stark reality, favoring a pace that respects the limitations of the desert while acknowledging the intense, brilliant light that defines every hour. As evening settles, the heat dissipates into a thin, cool clarity, revealing the quiet resilience of a place that remains stubbornly, beautifully itself.

About This Indio Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Indio Hills, California. Coordinates: 33.84106, -116.248473. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Indio Hills includes the ZIP code (92241), telephone area code (714), county seat of Riverside County (Riverside), and school district assignment (Desert Sands Unified School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.