Desert Hot Springs is a city in Riverside County, California, home to about 33,200 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 92240, 92258 and 92282, and parts of 92241 are in Desert Hot Springs too.
Homes sold for a median of $238 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Desert Hot Springs; also Garnet
Mostly Desert Hot Springs; also Palm Springs
Mostly Desert Hot Springs; also Palm Springs and Whitewater
Mostly Indio; part is in Desert Hot Springs
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Desert Hot Springs. 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)9 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Riverside, CA48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Diego, CA85 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Desert Hot Springs; 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.
Desert Hot Springs had 32,512 residents in the 2020 census, up 96% since 2000.
It’s the 246th 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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 9.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morongo Valley N, CA weather station (9 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).
233 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Desert Hot Springs’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 15 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 186 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Palm Springs Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista ElementaryDesert Hot Springs | K–5 | 779 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Bubbling Wells ElementaryDesert Hot Springs | K–5 | 581 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Cabot Yerxa ElementaryDesert Hot Springs | K–5 | 664 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Julius Corsini ElementaryDesert Hot Springs | K–5 | 397 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Two Bunch Palms ElementaryDesert Hot Springs | K–5 | 717 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Desert Springs MiddleDesert Hot Springs | 6–8 | 749 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Painted Hills MiddleDesert Hot Springs | 6–8 | 722 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Desert Hot Springs HighDesert Hot Springs | 9–12 | 1,687 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duc Learning CenterDesert Hot Springs | K–12 | 260 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Indio, Palm Springs, Desert Edge, Garnet, Sky Valley, Whitewater and Indio Hills.
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.