Inyo County, California
County seat: Independence · Population 18,158 (2025) · 10,197 sq mi
Inyo County is the 52nd most populous of California's 58 counties, with 18,158 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Independence. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 8 neighboring counties.
Inyo County facts
- County seat
- Independence
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 18,158 −4.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 10,197 sq mi 2nd largest of 58
- Water area
- 30 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1866
- Largest city
- Bishop 3,696
- Median household income
- $73,991
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 20 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 14
- Time zone
- Pacific
- FIPS code
- 06027
Cities and towns in Inyo County
Inyo County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Inyo County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop | City | 3,696 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek | 3,071 | |
| West Bishop | 2,551 | |
| Big Pine | 1,615 | |
| Lone Pine | 1,439 | |
| Independence | 730 | |
| Round Valley | 548 | |
| Wilkerson | 518 | |
| Mesa | 343 | |
| Tecopa | 201 | |
| Olancha | 113 | |
| Homewood Canyon | 103 | |
| Furnace Creek | 73 | |
| Darwin | 61 | |
| Cartago | 49 | |
| Keeler | 28 | |
| Shoshone | 18 | |
| Pearsonville | 17 | |
| Charleston View | 0 | |
| Trona | 0 | |
| Valley Wells | 0 |
ZIP codes in Inyo County
14 ZIP codes reach into Inyo County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 89019 also San Bernardino County
- 89060
- 89061
- 92328
- 92384
- 92389
- 93513
- 93514 also Mono County
- 93522
- 93526
- 93527 also Tulare and Kern counties
- 93530
- 93545
- 93549
Population of Inyo County, 2020–2025
Inyo County shrank by 862 people (−4.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 453 more deaths than births and a net loss of 412 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 18,989 |
| 2021 | 18,854 |
| 2022 | 18,642 |
| 2023 | 18,420 |
| 2024 | 18,302 |
| 2025 | 18,158 |
Neighboring counties
- San Bernardino County southeast · 2,224,091 people
- Nye County, Nevada northeast · 57,336 people
- Tulare County west · 485,146 people
- Fresno County west · 1,035,456 people
- Mono County northwest · 12,505 people
- Esmeralda County, Nevada north · 729 people
- Kern County southwest · 927,068 people
- Clark County, Nevada east · 2,407,226 people
Printable Inyo County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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