WinterhavenCA
Today 234 people live in this town, first settled in 1916.
Is Winterhaven a good place to live?
80% of residents live below the poverty line in Winterhaven, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Winterhaven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
234 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Winterhaven: who provides what
Winterhaven 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Winterhaven.
The biggest natural risk in Winterhaven is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 90% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Winterhaven, 82% come from inland flooding and 14% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Winterhaven work out of town
Half commute less than 54 miles. The top destinations are Yuma (13%), San Diego (6%) and Los Angeles (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winterhaven stands out in California and nationally, with a typical July afternoon hotter than most
Winterhaven has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 108°, January nights drop to 45° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Winterhaven’s adults have high blood pressure
The share of adults in Winterhaven who have diabetes: 21%. This California town does better than the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 21. Among 848 California towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Winterhaven.
| Winterhaven | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Winterhaven | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.1% | 15.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.6% | 71.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.5% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Winterhaven
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Winterhaven
About 0 of every 100 Winterhaven residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Winterhaven for work
Where Winterhaven’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Winterhaven
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Winterhaven, CA a good place to live?
Winterhaven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.