Joshua Tree

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Joshua Tree

Total population

6,234

Median home value

$334,200

27%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$66,291

Joshua Tree$66k

National$74k

Elevation834 m

Land area93.31 km²

Weather87°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.12°, -116.31°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Joshua Tree is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 6,489 at the 2020 census. At approximately 2,700 feet above sea level, Joshua Tree and its surrounding communities are located in the High Desert of California. The center of the business district in Joshua Tree is on California State Route 62.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Joshua Tree, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Phillip Carl Jablonski

American serial killer (1946-2019)

Omi Vaidya

Indian actor

M

Mars Wright

transgender designer and influencer

T

Timothy Barr

American musician

J

Jimmy Dale

American singer-songwriter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  11.8 mi away
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  19.9 mi away
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  21.7 mi away · pop. 52,267
• Big Bear City
  29.1 mi away
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  34.2 mi away
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  35.5 mi away
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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Joshua Tree

PALM SPRINGS and Joshua Tree National Park in Photographs

Explorama Explorama · 2022

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Joshua Tree C. State of Mind Collection · 2019

Joshua Tree National Park California.

Randy Vogel · 1997

Joshua Tree

Randy Vogel · 1988

Joshua Tree : Joshua Tree National Park

James Kaiser · 2019

Moon Joshua Tree and Palm Springs

Jenna Blough · 2019

Joshua Tree National Monument, California

United States. National Park Service · 1979

AARP Joshua Tree National Park, California

Frommer's Short · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

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Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).