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El Centro is the center of one of Southern California's most promising new commercial and industrial regions. There are two international border crossings nearby for commercial and noncommercial vehicles. Covering 11.019 square miles, El Centro is the largest city in Imperial County. We are located 616 miles southwest of San Francisco. 117 miles east of San Diego and 245 miles west of Phoenix AZ. and just 15 minutes from the international industrial complexes in Mexicali, Baja California. El Centro is accessible via Interstate 8, State Highway 86 and State Highway 111. more...

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  • New! Traffic Signal Information, please click HERE. for more information.
  • Nuevo! Información sobre nuuevas luces de tráfico, por favor oprima Aquí. para mas información.
  • City of El Centro PUBLIC ACTION. For more information, please click HERE.
  • IMAGINE 2010 Nominations are open! For full details including online nominations please click HERE.
  • Project PEACE ONLINE Survey, please participate by clicking HERE.
  • For El Centro A.R.R.A. (stimulus) Projects, please click HERE.
  • Help us keep our city Drug Free. Report illegal drug activity anonymously at (877) 754-2683
  • For Imperial Valley Area Code Overlay Information, please click HERE
  • For Swine Influenza Fact Sheet, please click HERE
  • Property Tax Assesment press release (Home Owners, PLEASE READ)
Note:City Departments are closed during official Holiday dates. For a list of Holidays, click HERE.