Winterhaven, California

About Winterhaven

Winterhaven, CA is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern California.

Winterhaven holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.24 square miles.

📰 Winterhaven News Today

• Winterhaven Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Two injured in semi crash on I-8 in Winterhaven KYMA · Aug 12
• Albert Ruiz Obituary (1941 - 2026) - Winterhaven, CA - Yuma Sun Legacy | Obituary · Jun 23
• Winterhaven, CA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Winterhaven, California 92283 The Weather Channel · Dec 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Winterhaven Unique

• The only place in America named Winterhaven — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Winterhaven

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Winterhaven

• Ah-So — asian
• Angry Crab Shack — seafood
• Applebee's — american
• Broken Yolk Cafe — american
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Cafecito — coffee shop (café)
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Da Boyz Italian Cuisine — italian
• Kneaders Bakery & Cafe (café)

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bureau of Reclamation · Museum
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Sanguinetti House Museum · Museum
• Yuma Territory Live Steamers · Museum
• Dragon's Nest · Attraction
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · Attraction
• Penitentiary Avenue · Attraction
• Railroad Passenger Car · Attraction
• Southern Pacific Engine 2521 · Attraction
• Valley of the Names · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Winterhaven

• 🏞️ Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · National Park reviews ★
• 🏞️ Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park · National Park reviews ★
• Gateway Park reviews ★
• Pivot Point Plaza reviews ★
• Riverside Park reviews ★
• West Wetlands Park reviews ★
• Bridge Park reviews ★
• Carver Park reviews ★
• Library Grounds reviews ★
• Marcus Pool and Park reviews ★
• Quechan Diabetes Walking Park reviews ★
• Roxaboxen Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Winterhaven

• Bill M. Manes High
• San Pasqual Middle
• San Pasqual Valley Elementary
• San Pasqual Valley High
• San Pasqual Vocational Academy

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🔧 Local Services

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

garage door repair in Winterhaven

🗺️ Map of Winterhaven

🏘️ Nearby Communities