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Coordinates: 32°47′21″N 114°33′22″W / 32.78917°N 114.55611°W

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32°47′21″N 114°33′22″W / 32.78917°N 114.55611°W / 32.78917; -114.55611

Bard
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°47′21″N 114°33′22″W / 32.78917°N 114.55611°W / 32.78917; -114.55611
Country	United States
State	California
County	Imperial County
Elevation ^[1]	138 ft (42 m)

Bard is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California, United States, located along County Route S24.^[1] It lies at an elevation of 138 feet (42 m).^[1] Bard is home to the Imperial Date Gardens.

Bard was created in 1910 after the eastern part of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation was declared surplus under the Dawes Act. The first post office at Bard opened in 1910 and closed in 1933.^[2] The post office was re-established in 1937.^[2] Bard's ZIP Code is 92222. The name honors Thomas R. Bard, a promoter of the irrigation district.^[2]

Climate

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bard has a desert climate, abbreviated "BWh" on climate maps.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bard, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1392. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Climate Summary for Bard, California

v t e Municipalities and communities of Imperial County, California, United States
County seat: El Centro
Cities	Brawley Calexico Calipatria El Centro Holtville Imperial Westmorland	Imperial County map
CDPs	Bombay Beach Desert Shores El Centro Naval Air Facility Heber Niland Ocotillo Palo Verde Salton City Salton Sea Beach Seeley Winterhaven
Unincorporated communities	Alamorio Andrade Bard Bonds Corner Boulder Park Coyote Wells Dixieland Felicity Glamis Kane Spring Meloland Mount Signal Obregon Picacho Plaster City Rockwood Slab City
Indian reservations	Fort Yuma Indian Reservation‡ Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation
Ghost towns	Camp Gaston Carrizo Creek Station Hedges Indian Wells Jaeger City Ogilby Paringa Pilot Knob Station Potholes Sackett's Wells Silsbee Tumco
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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