Welcome to Needles ...

The city of Needles is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Needles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

The city was incorporated October 30, 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Needles has a population of 4,962 people<2> (see below for details).

Needles is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Needles 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 Needles: (760) & (442)<4>

The ZIP code for Needles: 92363<5>

Websites for Needles ...

Official Website: www.cityofneedles.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Needles had an population of 4,962 people. This is an increase of 2.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Needles had a population of 4,844 people. This makes Needles the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Needles represents 0.01% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 428th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,844 people, the population of Needles has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,830 people).

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

Communities Also Named Needles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Needles - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Missouri and Nevada.

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

Communities near Needles ...

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

• Bullhead City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead City
  • Bullhead City is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead City <6>
• Willow Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
  • Willow Valley is located in Mohave County (AZ)
• Parker Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Junction
  • Parker Junction is located in San Bernardino County
• Mohave Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohave Valley
  • Mohave Valley is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohave Valley <6>
• Mojave Ranch Estates
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave Ranch Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave Ranch Estates
  • Mojave Ranch Estates is located in Mohave County (AZ)
• Fivemile Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Landing
  • Fivemile Landing is located in Mohave County (AZ)
• Mesquite Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Creek
  • Mesquite Creek is located in Mohave County (AZ)
• Fort Mohave
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mohave
  • Fort Mohave is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mohave <6>
• Topock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topock
  • Topock is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topock <6>
• Hardyville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
  • Hardyville is located in Mohave County (AZ)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Needles. 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 Needles.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Needles ...

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

Adding Needles to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Needles post office opened in 1883.

We also found Needles in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Needles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Needles: www.cityofneedles.com/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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