Welcome to Indian Wells ...

Indian Wells is located in Kern County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Indian Wells: Indian Wls.

Indian Wells is 2,750 feet [838 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Indian Wells is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Indian Wells: 760 & 442<3>

Communities Also Named Indian Wells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Indian Wells: This one is located in Kern County and the other is located in Riverside County.

Beyond California, there are 3 communities that are also named Indian Wells - they are located in Arizona and Utah.

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

Communities near Indian Wells ...

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

• Ridgecrest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ridgecrest is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgecrest <4>
• Freeman ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Freeman is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• China Lake Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
• Armistead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Armistead is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
• Pearsonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pearsonville is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsonville
• China Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • China Lake is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Lake <4>
• Linnie ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Linnie is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnie
• Narka ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Narka is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
• Garlock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Garlock is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock
• Little Lake ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Little Lake is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
  • Former name for Little Lake:
  • Little Owens Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <4>

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 Indian Wells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indian Wells.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Wells ...

Looking for more information about Indian Wells? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Indian Wells, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Indian Wells.