Bombay Beach
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census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Imperial
- Total
- 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km )
- Land
- 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
- Elevation
- −223 ft (−68 m)
- Density
- 348.0/sq mi (134.37/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Area codes
- 442/760
- Fips code
- 06-07372
- Gnis feature ids
- 1667823 , 2407878
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- census-designated place in the United States
- Official name
- Bombay Beach
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Imperial County
- Population
- 231
- Area
- 2.437528
- Elevation
- -223
- Time zone
- UTC−08:00
- Body of water
- Salton Sea
- Image
- Bombay beach sign.jpg
- Households
- 88
- Dialing code
- 760
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- Bombay Beach, California
- water as percent of area
- 0
- Commons category
- Bombay Beach, California
- water area
- 0
- per capita income
- 22629
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Encyclopedic overview
Bombay Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, United States. It is located on the Salton Sea, 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Frink and is the lowest community in the United States, located 223 feet (68 m) below sea level. The population was 231 at the 2020 census, down from 295 in 2010, down from 366 in 2000. It is part of the El Centro, California, metropolitan statistical area.
Bombay Beach was once a popular getaway for beachgoers until the 1980s, when the draining and increasing salinity of the Salton Sea destroyed the lake's ecosystem and drove businesses and private landowners out of the area, rendering Bombay Beach a ghost town. Despite this, by 2018, a number of people had moved into the area, and the town's many abandoned structures and features from its past have drawn visitors back in. A 2018 article in The Guardian stated that it was "enjoying a rebirth of sorts with an influx of artists, intellectuals and hipsters who have turned it into a bohemian playground." The Bombay Beach Biennale, an annual art festival, is held here.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bombay Beach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.