Salton Sea Beach California Map

About Salton Sea Beach, California

Salton Sea Beach is a locality in Imperial County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 508. The population density is 651.6 people per km². Salton Sea Beach is located at 33.3750°N, 116.0119°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92274.

Salton Sea Beach occupies a low, arid expanse where the earth holds the heat of the sun long after the light has retreated from the horizon. It lies 23.1 miles south-southeast of Coachella, CA (from Coachella, CA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-northwest of Salton City. The landscape surrounding Salton Sea Beach is defined by the vast, flat basin of the Coachella Valley, an expansive floor of silt and alkaline dust that stretches toward the distant silhouette of Shell Reef. To the north, the terrain is cut by the erratic, dry path of Wonderstone Wash, where the ground is scarred by the seasonal movement of water across a thirsty plain. The air here remains heavy and still, carrying a dry, mineral scent that clarifies the senses, while the sky at dusk turns a bruised, deep violet that seems to press down upon the silence of the basin.

History in this region is marked by the volatile nature of the landscape, where the shifting boundaries of the Salton Sea have dictated the ambitions of those who arrived to cultivate the desert. The local economy persists in a quiet, fragile equilibrium, often drawing those who seek a solitary existence away from the frantic pace of more populous regions. Visitors occasionally traverse the Truckhaven Trail to witness the stark, unyielding beauty of the wilderness, or they find a reprieve in the quiet expanses managed by the Salton Sea. Life moves with a deliberate, slow cadence here, dictated by the intensity of the summer heat and the sparse, resilient vegetation that manages to thrive in the chemistry of the soil.

About This Salton Sea Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Salton Sea Beach, California. Coordinates: 33.375035, -116.011946. 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 Salton Sea Beach includes the ZIP code (92274), telephone area code (714), county seat of Imperial County (El Centro), and school district assignment (Coachella Valley 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.