Whitewater, California

Whitewater
Census-Designated Place
The I-10 passing through Whitewater, California, with Mt. San Jacinto in the background
Whitewater Location within the state of California Show map of California Whitewater Whitewater (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 33°56′08″N 116°41′14″W / 33.93556°N 116.68722°W / 33.93556; -116.68722
Country	United States
State	California
County	Riverside
Area [1]
• Total	9.872 sq mi (25.569 km2)
• Land	9.872 sq mi (25.569 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	1,575 ft (480 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	859
• Density	87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	92282
Area code	760
GNIS feature ID	2583184

Whitewater (formerly, White Water) is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California.^[2] It is directly off Interstate 10 halfway between North Palm Springs and Cabazon on the way from Palm Springs to Los Angeles. It is known as the site of the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm. The ZIP Code is 92282, and the community is inside area code 760. The population was 859 at the 2010 census. The elevation is 1,575 feet (480 m).

Whitewater is famous for its recently renovated trout farm in the canyon of the Whitewater River.^[3]