Ocotillo is a community in Imperial County, California, home to about 118 people across 8.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 92259.
Homes sold for a median of $143 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ocotillo. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | San Diego International Airport (SAN)69 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Imperial County Airport (IPL)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chula Vista, CA60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Diego, CA66 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ocotillo; 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.
Ocotillo had 215 residents in the 2020 census, down 27% since 2000.
It’s the 1435th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Imperial County grew from 13,591 residents in 1910 to 179,702 in 2020.
Imperial County, 1910–2020
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 41°F. About 5.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, El Centro Naf, CA weather station (19 miles away).
34,323 jobs at 2,677 businesses in Imperial County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
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