THE CATHEDRAL CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Coachella Valley and Hills setting.
Cathedral City city has 22.5 square miles of land in Riverside County. Its Census reference point is in Upper Coachella Valley and Hills, within Sonoran Basin and Range.
Hot desert basins are separated by low mountain ranges. Palo verde, cacti and other drought-adapted plants distinguish the Sonoran setting from the Mojave region farther north.
Regional context: Sonoran Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cathedral City and Riverside County
Cathedral City is associated with Riverside County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Cathedral City by land and water
The Census records 0.26 square miles of water within Cathedral City, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 1.3% recorded for Riverside County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cathedral City city has 23.8% of the land area of nearby Palm Springs city (94.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

