Discovering Cities in California Series - Calexico
Welcome to Calexico, California.
Located in Region 2.
The County is Imperial.
The city has over 61,000 residents living in 6.2 square miles of area.
The city was incorporated in June 1908.
The city is located in Southern California.
Some Interesting Facts about Calexico, California.
As a boarder crossing town to Mexico this city is nearly half way between our nieghboring state of Arizona and the Pacific Ocean in San Diego County. As a border state with passage to Mexico more then 60,000 people pass through this city coming and going into or from Mexico. The city is the gateway to Mexico from the Inland Empire which the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs is located.
The county is Imperial but it is often referred to as the Imperial Valley and is where these Inland Empire residents go to buy their medications at a discount from Mexico the same drugs that are from the major pharmisutical manufacturers.
Calexico is also the starting point for a famous road that used to run inland starting at the Mexican Border away from the coastline and running all of the way to the Canadain Border this road has parts still existing along the route and the road was built in 1926 and ended its full length in 1964.
Things to do in and around Calexico, California.
You can fly right into the Calexico International Airport for your convenience see the Calexico International Airport however there is a lot to do in and around this border crossing city because you are in the Sonoran Desert, Lower Colorado Desert region and this means you can explore the natural desert see sand dunes, plant life and wild life common to the California Desert.
You might visit a few museums and there are several and one is the Pioneers Museum that features the ethnic communities and their diverse histories at 373 East Aten Road in Imperial, they have no web site but you might call them for vast information at 760-352-1165 or you might enjoy the Imperial Valley College Desert Museum featuring natural and archaeological background of the Lower Colorado Desert at 11 Frontage Road at the Interstate 8 (the freeway that runs to San Diego a major city and county on the California/Mexico border and the Pacific Ocean) with no web site here is their phone number 760-358-7016.
Official City of Calexico, California web sites.
City of Calexico, California City of Calexico, California
Calexico Chamber of Commerce Calexico, California Chamber of Commerce
CalexicoWeather.com