Zzyzx, California

Zzyzx, California
Zzyzx, showing Lake Tuendae (left) and the Desert Studies Center
Zzyzx, showing Lake Tuendae (left) and the Desert Studies Center
Zzyzx is located in California
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Location of Zzyzx in California
Zzyzx is located in the United States
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Zzyzx (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°08′34″N 116°06′17″W / 35.14278°N 116.10472°W / 35.14278; -116.10472
Country United States
State California
County San Bernardino
Elevation290 m (951 ft)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
92309
Area codes442/760
GNIS feature ID1662336[1]

Zzyzx (/ˈzzɪks/ ZY-ziks), formerly Soda Springs, is an unincorporated town in San Bernardino County, California, United States, within the boundaries of the Mojave National Preserve, managed by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, as public land. It is the former site of the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa[2] and now the site of the Desert Studies Center. The site is also the location of Lake Tuendae, originally part of the spa, and now a refuge habitat of the endangered Mohave tui chub.

Interstate 15 exit sign for Zzyzx Road

Zzyzx Road is a 4.5-mile-long (7.2 km), part paved and part dirt, rural collector road in the Mojave Desert. It runs from Interstate 15 generally south to the Zzyzx settlement.

The nearest populated area is the small town of Baker, 7 miles (11 km) north on Interstate 15. Las Vegas is the nearest major city, approximately 100 miles (160 km) northeast.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zzyzx, California
  2. ^ Bishop, Greg; Oesterle, Joe; Marinucci, Mike & Moran, Mark (2006). "A Utopia Spelled Z, Z, Y, Z, X". Weird California. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4027-3384-0.