Inyo County, California

County of Inyo
County
Wildflowers blooming in Death Valley after a wet winter
Seal
Interactive map of Inyo County
Location in the state of California
Coordinates: 36°35′N 117°25′W / 36.583°N 117.417°W / 36.583; -117.417
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Eastern California
Established	March 22, 1866[1]
Named for	ɨnnɨyun 'it's dangerous' in Timbisha[2]
County seat	Independence
Largest city	Bishop
Government
• Type	Council–CAO
• Body	Board of Supervisors
• Chair[4]	Jennifer Roeser
• Vice Chair[5]	Scott Marcellin
• Board of Supervisors	Supervisors[3] Trina Orrill Jeff Griffiths Scott Marcellin Jennifer Roeser Matt Kingsley
• County Administrator[6]	Leslie Chapman
Area
• Total	10,227 sq mi (26,490 km2)
• Land	10,181 sq mi (26,370 km2)
• Water	46 sq mi (120 km2)
Highest elevation [7]	14,505 ft (4,421 m)
Lowest elevation [8]	−282 ft (−86 m)
Population  (2020)[9]
• Total	19,016
• Density	1.9/sq mi (0.7/km2)
GDP [10]
• Total	$1.355 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes	442/760
FIPS code	06-027
GNIS feature ID	1804637
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.inyocounty.us

Inyo County (/ˈɪnjoʊ/ ^ⓘ) is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016.^[9] The county seat is Independence.^[11] Inyo County is on the east side of the Sierra Nevada and southeast of Yosemite National Park in Central California. It contains the Owens River Valley; it is flanked to the west by the Sierra Nevada and to the east by the White Mountains and the Inyo Mountains. With an area of 10,192 square miles (26,400 km²), Inyo is the second-largest county by area in California, after San Bernardino County. Almost half of that area is within Death Valley National Park. However, with a population density of 1.8 people per square mile, it also has the second-lowest population density in California, after Alpine County.