Coachella is a city in Riverside County, California, home to about 43,307 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP code is 92236, and parts of 92274 are in Coachella too.
Homes sold for a median of $264 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Coachella
Part is in Coachella, part in Salton City and Oasis
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Coachella. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)22 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Riverside, CA72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Diego, CA80 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Coachella; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Coachella had 41,941 residents in the 2020 census, up 85% since 2000.
It’s the 214th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Riverside County grew from 17,897 residents in 1900 to 2,418,185 in 2020.
Riverside County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 107°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 2.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Desert Resorts Rgnl Ap, CA weather station (3 miles away).
687,526 jobs at 46,244 businesses in Riverside County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
125 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Coachella.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 14 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 26 |
| Mental health providers | 67 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1876.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Coachella Valley Unified, Etiwanda Elementary, Imagine Schools Riverside County District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez ElementaryCoachella | K–6 | 622 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Coral Mountain AcademyCoachella | K–6 | 815 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| David W. Long ElementaryFontana | K–5 | 757 | Public | 82.2 mi |
| Imagine Schools Riverside CountyCoachella | K–8 | 1,454 | Charter | 1.9 mi |
| Palm View ElementaryCoachella | K–6 | 561 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Peter Pendleton ElementaryCoachella | K–6 | 499 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Valle del Sol ElementaryCoachella | K–6 | 649 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Valley View ElementaryCoachella | K–6 | 603 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Bobby Duke MiddleCoachella | 7–8 | 648 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior HighCoachella | 7–8 | 668 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| NOVA Academy - CoachellaCoachella | 9–12 | 235 | Charter | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Salton City, Oasis, Vista Santa Rosa, Thermal, La Quinta, Desert Shores and Salton Sea Beach.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.