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Blythe, California | |
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 Blythe street scene, c. 1900 | |
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 Location of Blythe in Riverside County, California. | |
  Blythe, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°36′37″N 114°35′47″W / 33.61028°N 114.59639°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Riverside |
| Incorporated | July 21, 1916[2] |
| Named for | Thomas Henry Blythe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Dale Reynolds[3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Joseph "Joey" DeConinck |
| • City Council | Johnny Rodriguez Joseph Halby III Sam Burton |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.37 sq mi (70.88 km2) |
| • Land | 26.58 sq mi (68.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2) 2.90% |
| Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,317 |
| • Density | 689.05/sq mi (266.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92225, 92226 |
| Area code | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-07218 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660349, 2409872 |
| Website | www |
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Blythe (/ˈblaɪθ/) is a city in eastern Riverside County, California, United States. It is in the Palo Verde Valley of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River, approximately 224 miles (360 km) east of Los Angeles and 150 miles (240 km) west of Phoenix. Blythe was named after Thomas Henry Blythe, a San Francisco financier, who established primary water rights to the Colorado River in the region in 1877. The city was incorporated on July 21, 1916. The population was 18,317 at the 2020 census.
- ^ "Blythe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior..
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ Avendano, Uriel (December 12, 2017). "Blythe council appoints new Mayor in Dale Reynolds, Dec. 12: Newly elected Halby, Rodriguez and DeConinck sworn in". Palo Verde Valley Times. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Blythe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.