Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Holtville

A city of 5,617 people in California
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Holtville

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Holtville?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Holtville.
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Holtville

Explore places →

Outdoors in Holtville

Parks & trails →
Map of Holtville: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.1%23 of 736 acres
Trails0.9 mi0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves54 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Holtville

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Holtville

City in California, United States
1908Established
5,605Population
1.2 sq miArea
-10 ftElevation

Holtville (formerly Holton) is a city in Imperial County, California. Holtville is located 10.5 miles (17 km) east of El Centro. The population was 5,605 at the 2020 census, down from 5,939 in 2010.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Living in Holtville

Housing in Holtville

$357K▲ 4.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Holtville home is worth about $357,000, up 4.4% in a year, 53% below the California typical home.

Only 3 sales in April 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Holtville

B+

Safety Grade B+

Holtville reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Holtville 2
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Holtville 3.2
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Holtville

All Holtville schools →
B

School Grade B

The public schools Holtville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#240Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictHoltville UnifiedSchools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from HoltvilleWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Holtville.Meet them →

How things work in Holtville

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Holtville

California · CA
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Holtville is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01