Parker Dam, California Explained

Official Name:Parker Dam, California
Pushpin Map:USA California
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:San Bernardino
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:397
Coordinates:34.2872°N -114.1431°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:92267
Area Code Type:Area codes
Area Code:442/760
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1656594

Parker Dam is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Parker Dam is located along the Colorado River across from Arizona 24miles east-northeast of Vidal. It is named after Parker Dam, which impounds the Colorado River nearby. Parker Dam has a post office with ZIP code 92267.[1] The post office opened in 1935 and closed briefly between 1939 and 1940.[2]

Parker Dam is traversed by Parker Dam Road, a Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byway. Along the road are multiple BLM-operated campsites and facilities, as well as multiple privately-operated campsites.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=92267&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Book: Durham, David L. . California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. 1998. 1453. 1-884995-14-4.
  3. https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/83061/112132/137201/LHFO-ROD_ARMP_Complete_492pg.pdf