Welcome to Rico ...

Rico is located in Imperial County<1>.

The location of Rico has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Rico is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rico (for example, toward Yuma (AZ)), 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 Rico: (760) and (442)<4>

Communities Also Named Rico ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rico - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rico ...

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

• El Centro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
  • El Centro is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Centro <5>
• Calexico
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calexico
  • Calexico is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calexico <5>
• Brawley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
  • Brawley is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brawley <5>
• Imperial
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <5>
• Date City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
  • Date City is located in Imperial County
• Heber
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
  • Heber is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber <5>
• Alamorio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamorio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
  • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
• Seeley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
  • Seeley is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seeley <5>
• Westmorland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland
  • Westmorland is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmorland <5>
• Amos ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Amos is located in Imperial County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rico ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

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