About Coachella, CA

The City Territory of Coachella, CA

Coachella, CA Profile

Coachella (/ˌkoʊəˈtʃɛlə/ KOH-ə-CHEL-ə, /koʊˈtʃɛlə/ koh-CHEL-ə)bis a city in Riverside County, California; it is the easternmost city in the region known as the Coachella Valley (or the Palm Springs area). It is 28 miles (45 km) east of Palm Springs, 80 miles (130 km) east of Riverside, and 130 miles (210 km) east of Los Angeles.

Known as the “City of Eternal Sunshine”, Coachella is largely a rural and agricultural community in the desert and one of the state’s fastest-growing cities in the late 20th century. When it incorporated in 1946, it had 1,000 residents, but at the 2010 census the population had grown to 40,704.

The eastern half of the Coachella valley is below sea level, and the area’s average elevation is 68 feet (35 m) below sea level. The Salton Sea, a saltwater lake about 10 miles (16 km) south of Coachella, lies 227 feet (69 m) below sea level.

The city also lends its name to the Coachella grapefruit; the town’s stretch of State Route 111 is named Grapefruit Boulevard in its honor. Cesar Chavez/Harrison (outside of city) Streets are declared historic U.S. Route 99, the major thoroughfare that connects with Interstate 10 a few miles north of town.

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