RIPLEY, CALIFORNIA

The rural east Riverside County unincorporated community of 'Ripley' lies along State Route 78 (SR78) between Palo Verde and Blythe. The area is mostly agricultural lands irrigated by Colorado River water. Official U.S. Geological Survey NAD27 coordinates for the community are . It is within Area code 760 and has its own ZIP Code: 92272.
The area is largely irrigated agriculture. Farms in the area include operations owned by David Brown and Sons, Lawrence Chaffin Farms, and Red River Farms. The Metropolitan Water District has made an agreement with the United States Bureau of Reclamation to fallow land in the area in order to conserve water. Farmers will be paid not to grow corps so that the water can be used for other purposes. The area is served by Palo Verde Irrigation District and the Arizona and California Railroad. The railroad's Blythe Division track ends just west of Ripley.

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★ U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database

★ Map: "Ripley, California, 7.5-minute Quadrangle," U.S. Geological Survey, 1975.

★ Map: "Road Map of California, 1958," (Sacramento, California: Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, 1958).

External links

★ Ripley weather records from University of California Agricultural Extension.

★ Wind and other data from Ripley.

★ Ripley Fire Station.