Welcome to Indio ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

The city was incorporated May 16, 1930.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Indio has a population of 91,105 people<2> (see below for details).

Indio is near sea level<3>.

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

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

The ZIP codes for Indio: 92201-92203<5>

Websites for Indio ...

Official Website:   www.indio.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.indiochamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Indio had an population of 91,105 people. This is an increase of 19.82% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 85.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Indio had a population of 76,036 people. This makes Indio the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Indio represents 0.2% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 103rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 76,036 people, the population of Indio increased 54.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 49,116 people).

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

Communities Also Named Indio ...

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

Communities near Indio ...

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

• Cathedral City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral City
  • Cathedral City is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathedral City <6>
• Palm Desert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Desert
  • Palm Desert is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Desert <6>
• Palm Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Springs
  • Palm Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Springs <6>
• La Quinta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Quinta
  • La Quinta is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Quinta <6>
• Rancho Mirage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Mirage
  • Rancho Mirage is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Mirage <6>
• Indian Wells
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
  • Indian Wells is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Wells <6>
• Bermuda Dunes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Dunes
  • Bermuda Dunes is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Dunes <6>
• Palm Desert Country
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Desert Country have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Desert Country
  • Palm Desert Country is located in Riverside County
• Sandy Korner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Korner
  • Sandy Korner is located in Riverside County
• Thermal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal
  • Thermal is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thermal <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Indio. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Indio.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indio ...

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

Adding Indio to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indio post office opened in 1888.

We also found Indio mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indio.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Indio: www.indio.org/

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

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