Indio, California | |
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| City of Indio | |
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| Nickname: The City of Festivals | |
| Motto: "The Place to Be"[1] | |
 Location of Indio in Riverside County, California | |
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| Coordinates: 33°43′14″N 116°12′56″W / 33.72056°N 116.21556°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Native American Reservation (partial) | Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians & Cabazon Band of Mission Indians |
| Incorporated | May 16, 1930[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council–City Manager[4] |
| • Mayor | Lupe Ramos Amith |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Glenn Miller |
| • City Council | Waymond Fermon Elaine Holmes Oscar Ortiz |
| Area | |
| • City | 33.23 sq mi (86.08 km2) |
| • Land | 33.23 sq mi (86.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.03% |
| Elevation | −13 ft (−4 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 89,137 |
| • Rank | 82nd in California |
| • Density | 2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
| • Urban | 361,075 (US: 114th)[6] |
| • Urban density | 2,378.3/sq mi (918.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92201–92203 |
| Area code(s) | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-36448 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652727, 2410101 |
| Website | indio |
Indio (Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. Indio is approximately 125 miles (201 km) east of Los Angeles, 23 miles (37 km) east of Palm Springs, and 98 miles (158 km) west of Blythe.
The population was 89,137 in the 2020 United States Census, up from 76,036 at the 2010 census, an increase of 17%. Indio is the most populous city in the Coachella Valley, and was formerly referred to as the Hub of the Valley after a Chamber of Commerce slogan used in the 1970s. Indio is now nicknamed the City of Festivals, a reference to the numerous cultural events held in the city, most notably the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Indio is the principal city of an urban area defined by the United States Census Bureau that is located in the Coachella Valley: the Indio–Palm Desert–Palm Springs CA urban area had a population of 361,075 as of the 2020 census, making it the 114th-most populous urban area in the United States.[6]
- ^ "City of Indio, California". City of Indio, California. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "Indio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "City Council". City of Indio. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Indio city, California". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2021.