Welcome to Blythe ...

The city of Blythe is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blythe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

The city was incorporated July 21, 1916.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blythe has a population of 19,674 people<2> (see below for details).

Blythe is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blythe lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Blythe is in the Pacific Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area just to the east is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not..

Area codes for Blythe: (760) and (442)<4>

The ZIP codes for Blythe: 92225-92226<5>

Websites for Blythe ...

Official Website: www.cityofblythe.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blythe had an population of 19,674 people. This is a decrease of 5.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 61.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blythe had a population of 20,817 people. This makes Blythe the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Blythe represents 0.06% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 286th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,817 people, the population of Blythe increased 71.26% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,155 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blythe.

Communities Also Named Blythe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Blythe - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blythe.

Communities near Blythe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blythe.

• Ehrenberg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenberg
  • Ehrenberg is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrenberg <6>
• Olive City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive City
  • Olive City is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Olive City has also been known as:
  • Bradshaw's Ferry
  • Olivia
• Mesa Verde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Verde
  • Mesa Verde is located in Riverside County
• Morgantown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in La Paz County (AZ)
• Palo Verde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
  • Palo Verde is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <6>
• Cibola
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibola have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibola
  • Cibola is located in La Paz County (AZ)
• La Paz Valley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Valley
  • La Paz Valley is located in La Paz County (AZ)
• Midland ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Riverside County
• Quartzsite
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzsite
  • Quartzsite is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartzsite <6>
• Poston
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poston
  • Poston is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poston <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blythe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blythe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blythe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blythe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blythe. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Blythe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blythe ...

Looking for more information about Blythe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blythe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blythe.

Adding Blythe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blythe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blythe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Blythe post office opened in 1882.

We also found Blythe on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blythe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Blythe: www.cityofblythe.com/

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/