Welcome to Holtville ...

The city of Holtville is located in Imperial County<1>.

Holtville was established in 1903 and was incorporated July 1, 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Holtville has a population of 6,119 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Holtville is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Holtville (for example, toward Yuma (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

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

The ZIP code for Holtville: 92250<5>

Websites for Holtville ...

Official Website: www.holtville.ca.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holtville had an population of 6,119 people. This is an increase of 3.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holtville had a population of 5,939 people. This makes Holtville the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Holtville represents 0.02% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 413rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,939 people, the population of Holtville increased 5.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,612 people).

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

Communities Also Named Holtville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Holtville - they are located in Alabama, Missouri and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Holtville ...

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

• El Centro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
  • El Centro is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Centro <6>
• Calexico
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calexico
  • Calexico is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calexico <6>
• Brawley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
  • Brawley is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brawley <6>
• Imperial
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <6>
• Date City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
  • Date City is located in Imperial County
• Watermans Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermans Corner
  • Watermans Corner is located in Imperial County
• Heber
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
  • Heber is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber <6>
• Alamorio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamorio have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
  • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
• Seeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
  • Seeley is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seeley <6>
• Westmorland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland
  • Westmorland is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmorland <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 Holtville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holtville.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holtville. See our Newspapers Page for Holtville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holtville ...

Looking for more information about Holtville? 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 Holtville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Holtville.

Adding Holtville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holtville 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 Holtville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Holtville post office opened in 1904.

We also found Holtville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holtville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Holtville: www.holtville.ca.gov/

The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

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