El Centro Naval Air FacilityCA
Some 443 people live in this town, in California.
Is El Centro Naval Air Facility a good place to live?
El Centro Naval Air Facility’s mean commuting time is 8 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 848 California towns, just 9 have a lower age of the median resident than El Centro Naval Air Facility. El Centro Naval Air Facility has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
443 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to El Centro Naval Air Facility: who provides what
El Centro Naval Air Facility is unincorporated, so Imperial County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
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Top of a very high hazard risk in El Centro Naval Air Facility: earthquakes
68% of El Centro Naval Air Facility’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 27%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of El Centro Naval Air Facility’s workers commute out
The top destinations are El Centro (14%), Los Angeles (8%) and Yuma (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 70 miles. El Centro Naval Air Facility’s middle household income is put at $69,000.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in El Centro Naval Air Facility is hotter
Summers in El Centro Naval Air Facility are scorching, and winters warm, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 108°, January nights drop to 44° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
El Centro Naval Air Facility stands out in California and nationally, with more of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
For adults in El Centro Naval Air Facility, the share who get no exercise outside work is 31%. Two figures for adults locally: 29% say their health is fair or poor, 26% worry about having enough food.
| El Centro Naval Air Facility | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | El Centro Naval Air Facility | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.5% | 7.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 14.2% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of El Centro Naval Air Facility is conserved land
3.0 miles of trail. For El Centro Naval Air Facility, the density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about El Centro Naval Air Facility
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of El Centro Naval Air Facility
About 1 of every 100 El Centro Naval Air Facility residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave El Centro Naval Air Facility for work
Where El Centro Naval Air Facility’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about El Centro Naval Air Facility
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is El Centro Naval Air Facility, CA a good place to live?
El Centro Naval Air Facility has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 443 people live in this town, in California.