California, United States · North America
Salton City is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Desert Shores, 22km from Bombay Beach.
Salton City is a town located in California, United States. With a population of 3,763, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Salton City sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Los Angeles time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Salton City to your route.
Salton City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California. It is the largest Imperial County development on the Salton Sea coast. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census reported a population of 5,155, up from 3,763 at the 2010 census and 978 inRead more
2000.
Although planned and developed as a large resort community with an extensive road, water, sewer and power grid capable of supporting 40,000 residents on 12,000 residential lots, demand for property in Salton City fell drastically short of the planners' expectations. According to the 2010 census, 81% of the surveyed lots in Salton City remain undeveloped, and 38% of the habitable residences in Salton City are unoccupied. Despite Salton City's higher population compared to nearby Salton Sea communities such as Bombay Beach and Desert Shores, the eerie, mostly-abandoned appearance of the area has led some to call it a modern ghost town.
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Salton City is located in California, United States, North America. The coordinates are 33.2987 latitude, -115.9561 longitude.
Salton City has a population of approximately 3,763 people, making it a town in United States.
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A half-abandoned Salton Sea resort town now filled with large-scale installation art: a drive-in of wrecked cars, a leaning airplane sculpture, murals on collapsing houses. Free to wander year-round.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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A visionary art installation in the Colorado Desert covered in bright acrylic paint, adobe, and thousands of gallons of donated paint.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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