Calipatria Map
Calipatria (formerly, Date City) is a city in Imperial County, California. Calipatria is located 23 miles (37 km) north of El Centro, It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Area. The population was 7,705 at the 2010 census, up from 7,289 at the 2000 census, including 4000 inmates at Calipatria State Prison. The community is located along State Route 111.
Calipatria is located at 33°07?32?N 115°30???51?W / 33.12556°N 115.51417°W / 33.12556; -115.51417.
At elevation of 184 feet (56 m) below sea level, Calipatria is the lowest city in the western hemisphere. The city claims to have the "world's tallest flagpole" at 184 feet (56 m), so their American flag will always fly above sea level. However, this flagpole, in front of the local Chamber of Commerce, is far shorter than the 525 feet (160 m) in Kij?ng-dong, North Korea, the 430 feet (130 m) pole in Aqaba, Jordan, the 308 feet (94 m) pole in Laredo, Texas or even the 200 feet (61 m) pole in Dorris, California, but it is probably the tallest flagpole in the Imperial Valley.
Nearby cities include Brawley, Imperial, Niland, Westmorland.