Yermo California Map

About Yermo, California

Yermo is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 958. The population density is 503.3 people per km². Yermo is located at 34.9050°N, 116.8203°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92398.

Yermo bakes under a relentless sun, a scatter of buildings against a vast, ochre canvas. It lies 11.5 miles east of Barstow, CA (from Barstow, CA: bearing 88°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-west of Newberry Springs. The Mojave Desert presses in, a stark and ancient beauty where creosote bushes cling to the parched earth and the air itself seems to vibrate with heat. Distant mountain ranges, their peaks softened by atmospheric haze, form a jagged horizon, their shadows lengthening like ink spills across the baked ground as the day wears on. The land here is raw, unvarnished, a place where the wind sculpts the sand into ephemeral dunes and the silence is broken only by the occasional drone of an automobile or the dry rustle of desert flora. The history of Yermo is etched in its dusty roads and the echoes of a bygone era of rail and transit. Once a vital stop on the Union Pacific Railroad, its fortunes ebbed and flowed with the changing tides of transportation, its economy now largely sustained by the steady stream of travelers passing through on their way to and from destinations further afield. The local character is one of resilient pragmatism, a blend of desert stoicism and roadside hospitality. Beyond the practical necessities of fueling stations and diners, there is a quiet dignity to Yermo, a sense that the land itself holds stories, whispered on the dry desert wind for those patient enough to listen.

About This Yermo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yermo, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.904985, -116.820313. 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 Yermo and San Bernardino County.

Detailed location data for Yermo includes the ZIP code (92398), telephone area code (909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment (Silver Valley 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 Yermo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.