Map of Desert Shores CDP

Desert Shores (formerly Fish Springs) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, US. It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Desert Shores CDP overview:
Name:	Desert Shores CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Imperial County
Elevation:	−200 ft (−60 m)
Total Area:	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km²)
Land Area:	0.70 sq mi (1.81 km²)
Water Area:	0.11 sq mi (0.29 km²) 0%
Total Population:	1,128
Population Density:	1,613.73/sq mi (623.44/km²)
ZIP code:	92274
FIPS code:	0619024

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Desert Shores online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Desert Shores location map. Where is Desert Shores CDP?

Desert Shores location on the U.S. Map. Where is Desert Shores CDP. — Desert Shores location on the U.S. Map.

Desert Shores location on the California map. Where is Desert Shores CDP. — Location of Desert Shores in California.

Desert Shores Road Map

Desert Shores city Satellite Map

Geography

The town is located at the western shore of the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley, within the Colorado Desert ecoregion. It is 36 miles (58 km) west-northwest of Calipatria. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km), all land.

The surficial geology is dominated by Quaternary-era alluvial sands and clays.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Desert Shores has a subtropical hot-desert climate (“BWh”). The coldest month is January with an average daytime high temperature of 63 °F (17 °C) and an average nighttime low of 35 °F (2 °C), while July is the hottest month, with an average daytime high temperature of 105 °F (41 °C) and an average nighttime low of 72 °F (22 °C). The all-time record high temperature is 126 °F (52 °C), and the all-time record low temperature is 13 °F (−11 °C). Sunshine is abundant all year due to a large amount of descending high pressure, and rainfall averages about 3 inches (76 millimeters) annually.