Thousand Palms, California

About Thousand Palms

Thousand Palms is a small unincorporated community in southeastern California.

Officially, Thousand Palms is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 23.62 square miles.

📰 Thousand Palms News Today

• Thousand Palms Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• 31065 Plantation Drive, Thousand Palms, CA, 31065 Plantation Dr, Thousand Palms, CA, 92276 CBRE · Sep 19
• Thousand Palms, CA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 29
• Mobile home scorched by possible electrical fire in Thousand Palms KESQ · Mar 9
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Thousand Palms, California 92276 The Weather Channel · Dec 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Thousand Palms Unique

• The only place in America named Thousand Palms — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Palm Desert (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Thousand Palms

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Thousand Palms

• Bellatrix
• Bowl of Heaven — açaí (café)
• Red Robin — burger
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Birrierias Sinaloa — mexican
• Chinesse buffet — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Thousand Palms

• University Park East reviews ★
• Thousand Palms Community Park reviews ★
• University Park Community Gardens · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Thousand Palms

• Della S. Lindley Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving Thousand Palms, CA
📞 (760) 623-0893

garage door repair in Thousand Palms

🗺️ Map of Thousand Palms

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