Geography
March ARB is located at 33°53′56″N 117°16′35″W / 33.89889°N 117.27639°W / 33.89889; -117.27639 (33.898848, −117.276285). According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31 km2), all of it land.
The United States Census Bureau has designated the base as its own census-designated place for statistical purposes. It had a population of 1,159 at the 2010 census, up from 370 as of the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 92518 and the area code 951.
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Famous quotes containing the word geography:
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—Derek Wall (b. 1965)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)