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Country around Twentynine Palms is a rural area of about 26,277 people in San Bernardino County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 98 miles from Riverside, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,277people
$248kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
106° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
20Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 26,277 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Riverside, CA
- 83 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,562/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (220 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 92 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 34% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PSP airport
- 51 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,201 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Bernardino County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk