THE COACHELLA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Imperial/Lower Coachella Valleys setting.
Coachella city has 29.9 square miles of land in Riverside County. Its Census reference point is in Imperial/Lower Coachella Valleys, 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
Coachella and Riverside County
Coachella 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.
Coachella by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Coachella, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.3 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, Coachella city has 3.2 times the land area of nearby Thermal CDP (9.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

