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Desert Shores ZIP codes, California

No ZIP code is named for Desert Shores, CA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 92274. Its area codes are 760 and 442.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
801
Area codes
760, 442

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Desert Shores itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Indio (18.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Desert Shores in numbers

About 801 people live in Desert Shores, in 249 households. The median household income is $37,212 a year, 62% below the California median of $99,122 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,600 (76% below the California median). The median age is 47.4; 2.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population801Desert Shores801
Households249Desert Shores249
Median age47.4Desert Shores47.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$37,212Desert Shores$37,212California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$178,600Desert Shores$178,600California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.4%Desert Shores2.4%California37.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.0 minDesert Shores28.0 minCalifornia28.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,148 / sq miDesert Shores1,148 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Desert Shores CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Desert Shores

These ZIP codes cover part of Desert Shores but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Desert Shores
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
92274 Thermal , CA Standard 18,167 $38,654 $163,800

Map of Desert Shores ZIP codes

92274

The ZIP codes of Desert Shores, CA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Desert Shores

The nearest larger towns are Salton City (5,988 people, 8.5 mi), Oasis (4,051 people, 9.9 mi) and North Shore (3,515 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Desert Shores
TownPopulationDistance
Salton City 5,988 8.5 mi
Oasis 4,051 9.9 mi
North Shore 3,515 10.6 mi
Mecca 7,184 12.0 mi
Coachella 43,307 20.7 mi
Borrego Springs 2,700 21.5 mi
La Quinta 38,707 21.6 mi
Indio 91,950 25.3 mi
Indian Wells 4,871 26.4 mi
Bermuda Dunes 7,971 27.5 mi
Palm Desert 51,990 29.7 mi
Desert Palms 6,579 29.9 mi

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