El Centro, California

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The city of El Centro is located in Imperial County and is the county seat.

El Centro was incorporated April 16, 1908.

Time Zone: El Centro lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Texas and West Virginia (historic^<1>) have communities that are also named El Centro.

At the time of the 2000 Census, El Centro had a population of 37,835 people^<2> (or 26.56% of the total population of Imperial County). The population of El Centro represented 0.11% of the total of California, making it the state's 185th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, El Centro had a population of 40,083 people. This is an increase of 5.94% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for El Centro.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brawley	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	22,725	3.05% increase
	Calexico	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	38,344	41.44% increase
	Calipatria	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	7,594	4.18% increase
	Date City	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Heber	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Holtville	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,412	3.56% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for El Centro.

Websites for El Centro

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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