Calexico, CA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
603.7 mi
Sacramento, CA
Quickest Drive
4h 13m
Los Angeles, CA
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Calexico, CA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
38,476
Median Income
$50,021
Median Home Value
$281,700
Median Age
33.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Calexico, CA at a Glance
Founded
1908
Elevation
10 ft
Area
8 mi²
Sister Cities
Notable People from Calexico, CA
A sampling of people born in Calexico, CA.
Enrique Castillo
1949
American actor
Isaac Acuña
1989
Mexican footballer
Emilio Delgado
1940–2022
American actor (1940-2022)
Allen Strange
1943–2008
American composer (1943–2008)
Bob Wilson
1916–1999
American politician (1916-1999)
Anita Álvarez de Williams
1931
American anthropologist
Takashi Kijima
1920–2011
Japanese photographer
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Calexico, CA.
Calexico Carnegie Library
library
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Traveler Guide to Calexico, CA
Calexico is a city in Imperial County in California, located just across the U.S.-Mexican border from Mexicali.
Most visitors to Calexico arrive on foot from the sister city Mexicali. From downtown Calexico it's a short walk to the border crossing and several tourist areas on the other side. U.S. citizens do not require a passport, only proof of citizenship, for short trips to the border area of Mexico, but you will need a passport, passport card, or enhanced driver's license to reenter the U.S.
1 Best Western John Jay Inn, 2421 Scaroni Rd, ☏ +1 760 768-0442. 2 Holiday Inn Express, 2501 Scaroni Rd, ☏ +1 760 768-6048.
Imperial Ave From Calexico is located at the southern end of Highway 111, 9 mi (14 km) south of its junction with I-8 (Exit 120 of I-8), east of El Centro. Birch St 1 Calexico International Airport (CXL IATA). For private pilots this is a common place for traveling to and from Baja to file customs and entry forms. Nearest airport for commercial flights by Mokulele Airlines is at Imperial Airport (IPL IATA) located 15 mi (24 km) north in El Centro. The next nearest airport for commercial flights is in San Diego International Airport (SAN IATA) where travelers can rent a car or take a Greyhound bus to Calexico. From Mexico the nearest airport for commercial flights is in Mexicali (MXL IATA) 2 Greyhound, (bus station) 123 E 1st St (E 1st St & Paulin across street from US Border Inspection Station), ☏ +1 760 357-1985, toll-free: +1 800 231-2222. Calexico is served by Greyhound from Los Angeles (around 6 hours via Imperial; El Centro, Indio/Palm Springs, San Bernardino); Phoenix (via Yuma, Gila Bend); and San Diego (around 4 hours) (updated Mar 2020) 3 Imperial Valley Transit (IV Transit), (bus stop) E 3rd St & Pauline Ave (Bus stop at SE of intersection of E 3rd St & Pauline Ave), ☏ +1 760 482-2900. Operates buses to El Centro (Rt #1); Brawley (Rt #32) and Imperial Valley College (IPVC) (#21). From Brawley the #31 bus goes to Calexico. (updated Mar 2020)
Travel tips adapted from Calexico on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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