Needles, California

About Needles

Needles, CA is a small town located in southeastern California, home to 4,839 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Needles is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 30.58 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 158 residents per square mile.

📰 Needles News Today

• Schedule - Needles Mustangs (Needles, CA) Volleyball 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Needles Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Needles Becomes California’s First City to Connect Downtown Directly to BLM OHV Trails utvguide.net · Jun 25
• 3-year-old girl hospitalized after being struck by boat at San Bernardino County river KTLA · May 26
• Arrest Made In Tommy Londo Murder Case Nearly Nine Months After Body Found In Needles VVNG · May 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Needles Unique

• The only place in America named Needles — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Historic Route 66 California Gateway · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Needles

• Duke Watkins Park reviews ★
• Jo Jo Garcia Memorial Sports Complex reviews ★
• Needles Housing Authority Park reviews ★
• Needles Municipal Aquatics Center reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Needles

• Educational Training Center
• Needles Community Day
• Needles High
• Needles Middle
• Vista Colorado Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Colorado River Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Needles

🏘️ Nearby Communities