Cabazon California Map

About Cabazon, California

Cabazon is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,887. The population density is 158.6 people per km². Cabazon is located at 33.9175°N, 116.7872°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92230.

Cabazon sits where the broad, sun-baked Coachella Valley begins its steep climb into the San Jacinto Mountains. It lies 5.1 miles east of Banning, CA (from Banning, CA: bearing 96°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of White Water. The land here is a study in stark contrasts: ochre-colored hills, often dusted with the fine, powdery sediment of desert winds, rise abruptly from the flat, cracked earth. Canyons, etched deep by infrequent but powerful flash floods, scar the mountainsides, offering glimpses of shadowed alcoves and resilient desert flora. The air itself seems to shimmer with heat, carrying the dry, clean scent of creosote and sagebrush, a perfume that clings to everything under the vast, intensely blue sky. Even the freeway, a silver ribbon of asphalt that slices through this arid expanse, seems to absorb and radiate the relentless solar energy, a constant hum of transit against the profound stillness of the natural world. The history of Cabazon is inextricably linked to the railroad and the hardy souls who sought to tame this unforgiving terrain. Once a vital stop for travelers crossing the formidable San Gorgonio Pass, its economy has long been shaped by its strategic location, evolving from a watering station to a hub for trucking and, more recently, a destination for bargain hunters drawn by the ubiquitous outlet malls. The iconic dinosaur statues, roadside giants of fiberglass and steel, stand as whimsical sentinels to this constant flow of commerce and migration, a peculiar monument to the ingenuity and enduring spirit of this desert crossroads. In Cabazon, the past is not buried but often resurfaces in the weathered facades of old buildings and the enduring stories of those who made their lives in its shadow.

About This Cabazon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cabazon, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.917515, -116.78724. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cabazon and Riverside County.

Detailed location data for Cabazon includes the ZIP code (92230), telephone area code (714), county seat of Riverside County (Riverside), and school district assignment (Banning Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cabazon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.