Map of Whitewater CDP, California

Whitewater (formerly, White Water) is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. It is directly off Interstate 10 halfway between North Palm Springs and Cabazon on the way from Palm Springs to Los Angeles. It is known as the site of the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm. The ZIP Code is 92282, and the community is inside area code 760. The population was 859 at the 2010 census. The elevation is 1,575 feet (480 m).

Whitewater is famous for its recently renovated trout farm in the canyon of the Whitewater River.

Whitewater CDP overview:
Name:	Whitewater CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Riverside County
Elevation:	1,575 ft (480 m)
Total Area:	9.872 sq mi (25.569 km²)
Land Area:	9.872 sq mi (25.569 km²)
Water Area:	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	859
Population Density:	87/sq mi (34/km²)
ZIP code:	92282
Area code:	760
FIPS code:	0685208
GNISfeature ID:	2583184

Online Interactive Map

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

Whitewater location map. Where is Whitewater CDP?

Whitewater location on the U.S. Map. Where is Whitewater CDP. — Whitewater location on the U.S. Map.

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

History

Whitewater, still a populated place on the west bank of the Whitewater River, is located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Palm Springs.33°54′52″N 116°42′38″W / 33.91444°N 116.71056°W / 33.91444; -116.71056 It began as rest and watering place for travelers on the Bradshaw Trail between San Bernardino and La Paz Arizona Territory in 1862. With the start of the Colorado River Gold Rush the trail was created to ship goods and allow people to cross the desert to the new boom towns on the Colorado River and the interior of Arizona Territory. Whitewater got its name from the White Water Station, a stagecoach station that was located there on the Bradshaw Trail. The settlement at White Water remained as a stop on the road into the Coachella Valley and to other desert regions to the east as it does today.

Whitewater Road Map

Whitewater city Satellite Map

Geography

Whitewater is located at 33°55′27″N 116°38′40″W / 33.92417°N 116.64444°W / 33.92417; -116.64444 (33.924203 N, 116.644453 W) and is named for the nearby Whitewater River. The wind farm is located near the I-10 exit at 33°54′52″N 116°42′38″W / 33.91444°N 116.71056°W / 33.91444; -116.71056 (33.914456 N, 116.743897 W). The area has nearly constant wind due to the venturi effect created by the San Bernardino Mountains to the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south, resulting in perfect conditions for the wind farm.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 9.9 square miles (25.6 km), all of it land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Whitewater has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated “Csa” on climate maps.