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Desert Edge
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Desert Edge
Total population
3,778
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Air Quality Alert · UnknownAir Quality Alert issued August 13 at 4:01PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Desert Hot Springs is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The city is located within the Coachella Valley geographic region. The population was 32,512 as of the 2020 census, up from 25,938 at the 2010 census. The city has experienced rapid growth since the 1970s when there were 2,700 residents. The city is commonly referred to by its initials, DHS.
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Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Desert Edge, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves14,691
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves13,026
- Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae (Bourcier, 1839) · Aves11,319
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves10,830
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,486
- VerdinAuriparus flaviceps (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves10,169
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves9,852
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves9,536
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Desert Hot Springs HighHigh · Desert Hot Springs · 1,742 students · 19.4:1 ratio
- Palm Springs HighHigh · Palm Springs · 1,584 students · 23:1 ratio
- Rancho Mirage HighHigh · Rancho Mirage · 1,491 students · 21.9:1 ratio
- Cathedral City HighHigh · Cathedral City · 1,395 students · 20.2:1 ratio
- James Workman MiddleMiddle · Cathedral City · 1,028 students · 22.8:1 ratio
- Nellie N. Coffman MiddleMiddle · Cathedral City · 953 students · 21.7:1 ratio
- Cielo Vista CharterElementary · Palm Springs · 872 students · 22.4:1 ratio
- Desert Springs MiddleMiddle · Desert Hot Springs · 803 students · 23.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.22 — 2026-08-0117 km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA
- M 2.98 — 2026-07-319 km W of Palomar Observatory, CA
- M 2.54 — 2026-07-176 km NE of Cabazon, CA
- M 3.13 — 2026-07-159 km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
- M 3.39 — 2026-07-0212 km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA
- M 2.83 — 2026-06-2619 km NNE of Indio, CA
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in California
- Cathedral City6.1 mi away · pop. 51,493
- Desert Hot Springs6.3 mi away · pop. 32,512
- Cabazon19.7 mi away
- Coachella23.4 mi away · pop. 41,941
- Banning26.4 mi away · pop. 29,505
- Anza28.9 mi away
- Beaumont29.6 mi away · pop. 53,036
- Cherry Valley30.6 mi away
- Big Bear City30.7 mi away
- East Hemet31.7 mi away
- Big Bear Lake34.1 mi away
- Calimesa35.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Desert Edge






Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire THORN, San Diego, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-15 · 85 mi
- Wildfire Island, La Paz, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 111 mi
- Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-07 · 149 mi
- Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 157 mi
- Wildfire FISH, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 157 mi
- Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 227 mi
- Wildfire ROCK, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-20 · 230 mi
- Wildfire MOUSE MEADOW, Nye, NevadaWildfires · 2026-07-24 · 232 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-08-14 14:45 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET