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Thermal ZIP code, California

The ZIP code for Thermal, CA is 92274, and its area codes are 760 and 442.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,800
Area codes
760, 442

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Thermal 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.

Thermal in numbers

About 1,800 people live in Thermal, in 735 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $187,000 (75% below the California median), and median gross rent is $986 a month. The median age is 34.3; 8.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population1,800Thermal1,800
Households735Thermal735
Median age34.3Thermal34.3California37.9US 38.9
Median home value$187,000Thermal$187,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$986Thermal$986California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%Thermal8.7%California37.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.0 minThermal22.0 minCalifornia28.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density192 / sq miThermal192 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Thermal

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Thermal
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
92274 Thermal , CA Standard 18,167 $38,654 $163,800

Map of Thermal ZIP codes

92274

The ZIP codes of Thermal, 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 Thermal

The nearest larger towns are Coachella (43,307 people, 4.5 mi), Vista Santa Rosa (2,333 people, 4.5 mi) and Mecca (7,184 people, 5.1 mi).

Towns near Thermal
TownPopulationDistance
Coachella 43,307 4.5 mi
Mecca 7,184 5.1 mi
Oasis 4,051 6.8 mi
La Quinta 38,707 8.4 mi
Indio 91,950 9.5 mi
Bermuda Dunes 7,971 12.1 mi
Indian Wells 4,871 12.5 mi
Desert Palms 6,579 14.3 mi
North Shore 3,515 14.8 mi
Palm Desert 51,990 15.5 mi
Thousand Palms 7,720 18.3 mi
Rancho Mirage 17,563 19.7 mi
Cathedral City 52,267 24.0 mi
Salton City 5,988 24.6 mi

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