Welcome to Tortuga ...

Tortuga is located in Imperial County<1>.

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

Tortuga is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Tortuga and travel east, 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.

Telephone area codes for Tortuga: (760) and (442)<4>

Communities Also Named Tortuga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Tortuga: This one is located in Imperial County and the other is located in San Diego County.

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

Communities near Tortuga ...

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

• Brawley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Calipatria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calipatria
  • Calipatria is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calipatria <5>
• Westmorland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Amos is located in Imperial County
• Estelle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Estelle is located in Imperial County
• Niland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niland
  • Niland is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niland <5>
• Alamorio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Glamis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glamis
  • Glamis is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glamis <5>
• Holtville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
  • Holtville is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holtville <5>
• Bombay Beach
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
  • Bombay Beach 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 Tortuga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tortuga.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tortuga ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tortuga. 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/