Niland, California
Niland | |
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Abandoned commercial building in Niland | |
Location in Imperial County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 33°14′24″N 115°31′08″W / 33.24000°N 115.51889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Imperial |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.402 sq mi (1.040 km2) |
| • Land | 0.402 sq mi (1.040 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | −141 ft (−43 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 756 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (730/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92257 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-51392 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652758, 2408926 |
Niland (formerly Old Beach, Imperial Junction, and Hobgood) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, United States. The town is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Calipatria, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the Salton Sea. The population was 1,006 at the 2010 census, down from 1,143 in 2000. The 2020 census reported Niland's population at 756. By June 2020, however, after a major fire, the estimated population had diminished to 500. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area.