Bermuda Dunes, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Coachella Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92203. The Survey maps it on the La Quinta quadrangle. 8,244 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 95 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
2 figuresBermuda Dunes grew from 7,282 to 8,244 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,282 | |
| 2020 | 8,244 | +962 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1904 USGS Indio quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1941 USGS Toro Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Toro peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS La Quinta quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Palm Desert quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
1,138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,138 fires within 5 miles of Bermuda Dunes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,138 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 125 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 611 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 169 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 125 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 72 |
| Smoking | 66 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | AVENIDA MONTEZUMA LAQ |
| 7 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL-TREE FIRE |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge | RANCH |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LOCAL |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | ARAPAHOE CI INDW |
| 5 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Riverside Unit | CALIFORNIA DR PDES |
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Riverside Unit | MARLOWE CT PDES |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge | VEHICLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bermuda Dunes: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Garnet. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Day Mine | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Garnett Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Indio Rock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Massey Indio Hills Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bermuda Dunes in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bermuda Dunes | $100,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed nine power poles in Bermuda Dunes. Estimated wind gusts 50 to 55 mph. |
| December 2021 | Flood | Bermuda Dunes | - | Varner road flooding near Interstate 10. 0.5 to 1.0 inch rainfall in northern Coachella Valley. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Bermuda Dunes | - | CHP reported Country Club Drive at Starlight Lane flooded. Avenue 42 was also completely flooded between Adams and County Club drive and was closed at this location. CHP reported a vehicle flooded out and blocking the Washington Street on-ramp to westbound Interstate 10. CHP also reported flooding of the #1 and #2 lanes of Interstate 10 westbound at Washington and Monterrey streets. Flooding signs were placed at both locations. Water 3 to 4 feet deep submerged 4 to 5 vehicles at the intersection of Washington Street and Country Club Drive. Southbound Indian Canyon Road was also closed at I-10. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myoma (historical) | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Palm Desert Country | 1.4 miles | 29 | |
| Indian Wells | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Sunnyside Estates | 3.6 miles | 30 | |
| Biskra Palms | 3.8 miles | 28 | |
| Indio | 4.2 miles | 30 | |
| Macomber Palms | 4.3 miles | 28 | |
| Palm Desert | 4.7 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bermuda Dunes | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2206371 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1866998. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











