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Located in: Riverside County (see below)

Time Zone: Blythe lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)<1>

Telephone Area Codes: 760 & 442<2>

ZIP Codes: 92225-92226, 92280<3>

Elevation: 260 feet [79.25 m] above sea level<4>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Blythe)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	19,674 (5.49% decrease since 2010)
2010:	20,817 (71.3% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,155

Total Area:<6> 26.97 sq. miles [69.9 km²] - of which 2.9% is water (0.78 sq. miles [2 km²])

Housing Units:<7> 5,473

Official Website: www.cityofblythe.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<8>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Blythe:

Lat: 33.614000° (or 33°36'50" N)

Lon: -114.596900° (or -114°35'48" W)

USGS Topo Map: Blythe NE<9>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Blythe

GNIS ID: 2409872

FIPS State / Place Code: 06 / 07218

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blythe)

About Riverside County

The city of Riverside is the County Seat for {Riverside County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Riverside)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,470,546 (12.22% increase since 2010)
2010	2,201,576 (42.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,545,387

Total Area: 7,303 sq. miles [18,915.8 km²] - of which 1.33% is water (96.9 sq. miles [251.1 km²])

Housing Units: 800,707

Official Website: https://rivco.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Riverside

GNIS ID: 277297

FIPS State / County Code: 06 / 065

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blythe)

About California

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	39,437,610 (5.86% increase since 2010)
2010:	37,253,956 (9.99% increase since 2000)
2000:	33,871,648

Websites for State of California

Official Website: https://www.ca.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitcalifornia.com/

Parks: https://www.parks.ca.gov/

Fishing: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing

Hunting: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of California

GNIS ID: 1779778

FIPS State: 06

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blythe)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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..
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Blythe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Blythe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Blythe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blythe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Blythe includes: 92225 & 92226.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blythe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Blythe. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<8>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Blythe, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<9>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Blythe.