Indio, California

Indio, California
City of Indio
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Flag of Indio, California
Official seal of Indio, California
Official logo of Indio, California
Nickname: 
The City of Festivals
Motto: 
"The Place to Be"[1]
Location of Indio in Riverside County, California
Location of Indio in Riverside County, California
Indio is located in southern California
Indio
Indio
Location in the United States
Indio is located in California
Indio
Indio
Indio (California)
Indio is located in the United States
Indio
Indio
Indio (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°43′14″N 116°12′56″W / 33.72056°N 116.21556°W / 33.72056; -116.21556[2]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyRiverside
Native American Reservation (partial)Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians & Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
IncorporatedMay 16, 1930[3]
Government
 • TypeCity Council–City Manager[4]
 • MayorLupe Ramos Amith
 • Mayor Pro TemGlenn Miller
 • City CouncilWaymond Fermon
Elaine Holmes
Oscar Ortiz
Area
 • City
33.23 sq mi (86.08 km2)
 • Land33.23 sq mi (86.06 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.03%
Elevation−13 ft (−4 m)
Population
 • City
89,137
 • Rank82nd in California
 • Density2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2)
 • Urban
361,075 (US: 114th)[6]
 • Urban density2,378.3/sq mi (918.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
92201–92203
Area code(s)442/760
FIPS code06-36448
GNIS feature IDs1652727, 2410101
Websiteindio.org

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]

  1. ^ "City of Indio, California". City of Indio, California. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Indio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "City Council". City of Indio. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. ^ a b United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Indio city, California". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2021.