Desert Shores, California
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View east through Desert Shores to the Salton Sea.
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 Location in Imperial County and the state of California |
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 Desert Shores
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| Coordinates: 33°24′15″N 116°02′23″W / 33.40417°N 116.03972°WCoordinates: 33°24′15″N 116°02′23″W / 33.40417°N 116.03972°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Imperial |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.682 sq mi (1.765 km2) |
| • Land | 0.682 sq mi (1.765 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | −200 ft (−60 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 1,104 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (630/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 92274 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-19024 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1693254, 2408665 |
Desert Shores (formerly Fish Springs) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, US. It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town is located at the western shore of the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley, within the Colorado Desert ecoregion. It is 36 miles (58 km) west-northwest of Calipatria. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.
The population was 1,104 at the 2010 census, up from 792 in 2000.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Desert Shores had a population of 1,104. The population density was 1,619.9 people per square mile (625.5/km²). The racial makeup of Desert Shores was 709 (64.2%) White, 8 (0.7%) African American, 26 (2.4%) Native American, 4 (0.4%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 307 (27.8%) from other races, and 49 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 848 persons (76.8%).
The Census reported that 1,104 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
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