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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Imperial County |
| Elevation[1] | 105 ft (32 m) |
Plaster City is an unincorporated community in Imperial County in the U.S. state of California.[1] It is located 17 miles (27 km) west of El Centro,[2] at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m).[1]
United States Gypsum operates a large gypsum quarry and plant there, and owns the town.[2]
Plaster City is located at west of El Centro, California.
The first post office at Plaster City opened in 1924.[2]
The ZIP Code is 92269. The community is inside area code 760.
In the state legislature Plaster City is located in the 40th Senate District, represented by Democrat Denise Moreno Ducheny, and in the 80th Assembly District, represented by Republican Bonnie Garcia. Federally, Plaster City is located in California's 51st congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +7[3] and is represented by Democrat Bob Filner.
In the 1963 film, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Ethel Merman's character is heard talking on a phone to her son, saying that she was "in some place called Plaster City."