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 215. The population density is 9.4 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 emerges from the expansive desert floor as a scattering of low-slung structures held fast against the vast, sun-bleached horizon. It lies 25.3 miles west of El Centro, CA (from El Centro, CA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 29.1 miles west of Calexico. The Coyote Wash carves a wide, gravelly path through the terrain, its dry bed serving as a reminder of the sudden, violent rains that occasionally rewrite the local topography. To the north, the rounded form of Sugarloaf Mountain anchors the view, while the rugged, protected expanse of the Jacumba Wilderness Area lies barely a mile away, offering a stark contrast of untamed scrub and stone. The air here holds a profound dryness, light and thin, carrying the scent of parched creosote whenever the wind shifts across the open basin. As the sun begins its descent, the light softens into a bruised purple, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the distant, jagged reaches of Davies Canyon.

Ocotillo persists as a quiet outpost where the pace of life is dictated by the relentless intensity of the desert sun. History here is written in the remnants of desert crossings and the quiet endurance of those who chose to reside in this arid corridor. The local economy remains sparse and tethered to the rhythms of the highway, serving the steady stream of travelers passing between distant points. There is a particular, quiet beauty in the way the architecture seems to recede into the landscape, with buildings constructed of materials meant to withstand the heat and the abrasive, wind-blown grit. Life in Ocotillo is defined by a deep, unspoken familiarity with the silence of the high desert, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the occasional hum of a passing vehicle or the shifting of sand in the Coyote Wash.

About This Ocotillo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ocotillo, California. Coordinates: 32.738671, -115.99418. 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 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).

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.