California · Census place 0640354
La Quinta, California
La Quinta is a city in Riverside County, California with an estimated 39,907 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 206th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 39,907
- #206 of 468 in California
- Change since 2020
- +5.7%
- +2,166 people
- Land area
- 35.3 sq mi
- + 0.43 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,131 / sq mi
- State median 3,725
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La Quinta population, 2020 to 2024
La Quinta added 2,166 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.7%. In the latest year it moved by +726. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 32nd; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so La Quinta is 1.1 times that size.
La Quinta covers 35.29 square miles of land and 0.43 of water, for 1,131 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so La Quinta is less dense than the typical town.
What county La Quinta is in
All of La Quinta's residents live in Riverside County, which had 2,529,933 residents in 2024. La Quinta holds 1.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in La Quinta
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps La Quinta by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 92253. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where La Quinta is
The Census internal point of La Quinta is at 33.646100, -116.275300. Sacramento, the capital, is 448.1 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Indio, CA (94,275 people), 6.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Temecula, CA, 50.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.646100, -116.275300
- DMS
- 33°38'45.96"N 116°16'31.08"W
- UTM
- 11N 567201.4E 3723152.9N
- Geohash
- 9mvr6j4ft
- Plus code
- 8555JPWF+CV
Daylight in La Quinta
At 33.65° N, La Quinta gets about 14 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near La Quinta
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Indian Wells, 4.9 miles away, with 4,989 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of La Quinta, CA?
39,907 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,166 (5.7%) from 37,741 in July 2020.
What county is La Quinta in?
Riverside County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover La Quinta?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 92253.
How far is La Quinta from Sacramento?
448.1 miles (721.1 km) in a straight line, heading NW from La Quinta.
What is the nearest larger city to La Quinta?
Indio, CA, with 94,275 residents, 6.3 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.