Welcome to Iris ...

Iris is located in Imperial County<1>.

Iris is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Iris, 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 Iris: 760 & 442<3>

Communities Also Named Iris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Iris - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Prince Edward Island (3), South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Iris ...

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

• Brawley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brawley is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brawley <4>
• Calipatria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Calipatria is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calipatria
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calipatria <4>
• Westmorland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Westmorland is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmorland <4>
• Estelle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Estelle is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
• Niland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Niland is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niland <4>
• Amos ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Amos is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
• Alamorio
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
• Bombay Beach
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
• Pope ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pope is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Glamis
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Glamis is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glamis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glamis <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iris ...

Looking for more information about Iris? 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 Iris, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Iris.

Adding Iris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iris 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 (so far) for Iris was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iris.