Twentynine Palms is a city in San Bernardino County, California, home to about 27,355 people across 59 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 92277 and 92278.
Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)34 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Riverside, CA78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Diego, CA109 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Twentynine Palms; 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.
Twentynine Palms had 28,065 residents in the 2020 census, up 90% since 2000.
It’s the 282nd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
San Bernardino County grew from 27,929 residents in 1900 to 2,181,654 in 2020.
San Bernardino County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 104°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Twentynine Palms, CA weather station (2 miles away).
718,612 jobs at 42,571 businesses in San Bernardino County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
204 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Twentynine Palms’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 17 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 35 |
| Dentists | 41 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 30 |
| Mental health providers | 47 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 26 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 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 1920.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Morongo Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condor ElementaryTwentynine Palms | K–6 | 397 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Oasis ElementaryTwentynine Palms | K–6 | 461 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Palm Vista ElementaryTwentynine Palms | K–6 | 362 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Twentynine Palms ElementaryTwentynine Palms | K–6 | 579 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Yucca Mesa ElementaryYucca Valley | K–6 | 401 | Public | 19.0 mi |
| Twentynine Palms Junior HighTwentynine Palms | 7–8 | 413 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Twentynine Palms HighTwentynine Palms | 9–12 | 719 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| PreschoolTwentynine Palms | — | — | Public | 1.4 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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