Ocotillo California Map

About Ocotillo, California

Ocotillo is a locality in Imperial County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 118. The population density is 6.8 people per km². Ocotillo is located at 32.7387°N, 115.9942°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92259.

Ocotillo rests in a wide basin, a place where the earth stretches and breathes under a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 25.3 miles west of El Centro, CA (from El Centro, CA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 18.0 miles west-south-west of Seeley. The land here is a study in muted tones, ochre and pale gold giving way to the dusty green of resilient scrub. Jagged mountains, softened by distance and the haze of heat, form a rugged horizon, their peaks catching the sun with a stark, ancient beauty. The air itself feels dry and thin, carrying the faint, dry scent of creosote and sun-baked earth. Even the silence here has a texture, a profound quiet broken only by the whisper of wind across the alluvial fans and the distant, almost mournful cry of a hawk. This is a place shaped by water, or the lack of it, a land that remembers the ancient rivers that once carved through its expanse. Ocotillo’s lifeblood has long been tied to the flow of water, both from the earth and from the distant mountains, fueling agriculture that paints improbable stripes of green against the desert's canvas. Its history is one of hardy souls who learned to coax life from this unforgiving soil, a legacy etched into the weathered facades of its few buildings. The economy, though small, is rooted in this enduring connection to the land, a quiet testament to persistence in a landscape that demands respect and resilience.

About This Ocotillo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ocotillo, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.738671, -115.99418. 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 Ocotillo and Imperial County.

Detailed location data for Ocotillo includes the ZIP code (92259), telephone area code (714), county seat of Imperial County (El Centro), and school district assignment (Imperial 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 Ocotillo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.