Palo Verde, CA

Palo Verde is a census-designated place in Imperial County, California. The 2020 census counted 152 residents. Its name comes from the native desert tree, Palo Verde, which in turn takes its name from the Spanish words for stick and green, and shares its name with the Palo Verde Valley, the valley in which it is located. The Imperial County line passes just north of the town. The through line in Palo Verde is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Palo Verde makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. A community named Ripley, in Riverside County lies along SR78 between Blythe and Palo Verde. Palo Verde is part of the ' El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area '.