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Welcome to Suntown ...

Suntown is located in Riverside County<1>.

Suntown is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Suntown ...

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

  • Indio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indio
    • Indio is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indio <3>
  • Palm Desert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coachella
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • La Quinta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Desert Hot Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rancho Mirage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rimlon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimlon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimlon
    • Rimlon is located in Riverside County
  • Thousand Palms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suntown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Suntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.