THE DESERT HOT SPRINGS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Coachella Valley and Hills setting.
Desert Hot Springs city has 30.1 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
Desert Hot Springs and Riverside County
Desert Hot Springs 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.
Desert Hot Springs by land and water
The Census records 0.36 square miles of water within Desert Hot Springs, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 0.1 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, Desert Hot Springs city has 3.8 times the land area of nearby Garnet CDP (7.88 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

