Important Telephone Numbers In Case of an Emergency

City of Coachella
Public Works Department.398-3002
Public Works Yard.398-4202
Sanitary District.391-5008
Water Department.398-2702

Emergency Services
George R. Torres
Emergency Services Coordinator
(760) 398-4202
(760) 398-1630 - FAX
Email:  gtorres@coachella.org

Development Advantages

• Cooperative Government - You work directly with knowledgeable professionals who can make decisions, not committees.  Local officials are accessible and responsible to your requests, helping to resolve your individual needs.
  
• Quality Infrastructure - A Wealth of level land ready for development and build to suit opportunities.  Low land prices and inexpensive lease rates compared to other areas.
  
• Utilities - City - owned water and sewer systems offer stable, lower rates, plus dependable communications services.

Location is a prime factor for any new or relocating business.  Coachella is ideally situated at the center of five major urban nodes representing a market of tens of millions of people, all within a 4 to 5 hour drive.  This location at the crossroads of the busy I-10 freeway and the NAFTA highway is an increasingly important corridor for American business.  Many local companies ship nationally, even internationally, with the local combination of easy access to highways, rail lines and airports.  Coachella also is part of a highly developed public transportation system, the nation's first environmentally sensitive, all clean natural gas fleet of vehicles.

Financial Advantages

Business works best with strong economic support from the local community.  The City of Coachella and the local community offer the advantage of a broad spectrum of financial and development incentives:

• Local lenders who are actively supporting development.

• SBA loan programs from several local banks.

• Employee hiring resources.

• Job training wage supplement.

• Business counseling services.

• Import-Export information.

• Redevelopment programs.

• Employer hiring credits.
  

• Sales and use tax credit.

• Business expense deduction.

• Net operating loss carryover.

• Non-taxable investments.
  

City of Coachella

Population as of January 1, 2008: 40,517
City Size - 32.00 Square Miles as of January 2008
California Department of Finance - Demographic Research Unit

Welcome to Coachella!

"City of Eternal Sunshine"

Business in the 21st Century requires a location with all the right tools.  Coachella is a small, stable community located in the center of the fastest growing region in the area, the eastern Coachella Valley.  The City offers a wealth of economic opportunity and the unmatched lifestyle for which the whole valley is internationally known.  You'll find low cost industrial and commercial land, a young and willing labor force and fast track entitlement processing.

Coachella's business assets include its stable, family oriented community.  The population is long established, with a young median age, and is growing fast, more than 75% since 2000.  Coachella's stability is evidenced by its unusually high rate of 60% home ownership.  The city offers residents extensive community facilities, services and parks.  Coachella is truly a location for 21st Century business and living.


Coachella History

The origin of the name Coachella is unclear but in 1901 the citizens of Woodspur voted on a new name for their Community - at their town hall meeting, the homeowners decided on "Coachella" as their designation.   Coachella began as a 2 and 1/2 square miles of territory gridded out on the mesquite-covered desert floor.  Not until the 1950s did Coachella begin to expand into its present sphere that includes 32 square miles.  

In 1946 Coachella became "City of Coachella".  Its first City Council was elected tentatively during the incorporation voting process:  Lester C. Cox, T. E. Reyes, John W. Westerfield, Lester True, and Paul S. Atkinson.  Also elected on November 26, 1946 were Marie L. Johnson as City Clerk and John C. Skene as City Treasurer.  John Westerfield was appointed Mayor at the first meeting. 

City of Coachella
1515 6th Street
Coachella, CA  92236
760 398-3502