Parker Dam, California
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Time zonePacific (PST) (UTC-8)
Time zone (DST)PDT (UTC-7)
Elevation397 ft
Coordinates34°17′14″N 114°08′35″W
ZIP code92267
Area codes442/760
GNIS feature ID1656594[1]

Parker Dam is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Parker Dam is located along the Colorado River across from Arizona 24 miles (39 km) east-northeast of Vidal. It is named after Parker Dam, which impounds the Colorado River nearby. Parker Dam has a post office with ZIP code 92267.[2] The post office opened in 1935 and closed briefly between 1939 and 1940.[3]

Parker Dam is traversed by Parker Dam Road, a Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byway. Along the road are multiple BLM-operated campsites and facilities, as well as multiple privately-operated campsites.[4]

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  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1453. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ "Record of Decision And Lake Havasu Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan". Archived 2022-04-13 at the Wayback Machine.