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Parker Dam, California

Coordinates: 34°17′14″N 114°08′35″W / 34.28722°N 114.14306°W / 34.28722; -114.14306
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Parker Dam, California
Parker Dam, California is located in California
Parker Dam, California
Parker Dam, California
Coordinates: 34°17′14″N 114°08′35″W / 34.28722°N 114.14306°W / 34.28722; -114.14306
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
92267
Area codes442/760
GNIS feature ID1656594[1]

Parker Dam is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Parker Dam is located along the Colorado River across from Arizona 24 miles (39 km) east-northeast of Vidal. It is named after Parker Dam, which impounds the Colorado River nearby. Parker Dam has a post office with ZIP code 92267.[2] The post office opened in 1935 and closed briefly between 1939 and 1940.[3]

Parker Dam is traversed by Parker Dam Road, a Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byway. Along the road are multiple BLM-operated campsites and facilities, as well as multiple privately-operated campsites.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parker Dam, California
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1453. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/83061/112132/137201/LHFO-ROD_ARMP_Complete_492pg.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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