Thermal, California

Thermal, California Kokell[1]
unincorporated community census-designated place
Thermal with the Santa Rosa Mountains in the Background
Location within Riverside County
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Coordinates: 33°38′25″N 116°08′32″W / 33.64028°N 116.14222°W / 33.64028; -116.14222[2]
Country	United States
State	California
County	Riverside
Incorporated	April 20, 1938[3]
Area [4]
• Total	9.451 sq mi (24.479 km2)
• Land	9.451 sq mi (24.479 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.00%
Elevation [5]	−138 ft (−43 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	2,676
• Estimate  (2021)[7]	2,700
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	92274
Area codes	442/760
FIPS code	06-55254
GNIS feature IDs	2583161

Thermal is an unincorporated community within the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, California, United States, located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Palm Springs and about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north of the Salton Sea. The community's elevation is 138 feet (42 m) below mean sea level. It is served by area codes 760 and 442 and is in ZIP Code 92274. The population was 2,865 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Thermal a census-designated place (CDP), which does not precisely correspond to the historical community.