Needles, California
| Needles, California | |
|---|---|
| Top: Needles Theatre (left), town sign (right); bottom: El Garcés. | |
| Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′53″N 114°36′51″W / 34.84806°N 114.61417°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | California | 
| County | San Bernardino County | 
| Incorporated | October 30, 1913 | 
| Named after | The Needles | 
| Government | |
| • City manager | Patrick J. Martinez | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 31.08 sq mi (80.49 km2) | 
| • Land | 30.58 sq mi (79.20 km2) | 
| • Water | 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2) 1.60% | 
| Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) | 
| Population  (2020) | |
|  • Total | 4,931 | 
| • Density | 161.3/sq mi (62.3/km2) | 
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) | 
| ZIP Code | 92363 | 
| Area codes | 442/760 | 
| FIPS code | 06-50734 | 
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652757, 2411220 | 
| Website | www | 
Needles is a city in San Bernardino County, in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California. Situated on the western banks of the Colorado River, Needles is located near the California border with Arizona and Nevada. The city is accessible via Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 95. The population was 4,931 at the 2020 census, up from 4,844 at the 2010 census.