Death Valley Junction (Calif.)

Death Valley Junction is a tiny unincorporated community in Inyo County, California, in the Amargosa Valley which is in Mojave Desert. Located at the intersection of SR 190 and SR 127, it is just east of Death Valley National Park. The zip code is 92328, the elevation is 2,000 ft (610 m), and the population is fewer than four people. Death Valley Junction is home to the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel, where resident Marta Becket staged dance and mime shows from the late 1960s until her last show in February 2012. Becket died in 2017. The hotel is still operating next to the opera house, but beyond these maintained areas, the town is in a state of disrepair. There is no gas station, and the town is owned by the non-profit Amargosa Opera House Inc. which runs the Opera House and Hotel. The community's location, 27 miles (43 km) east-southeast of Furnace Creek, on the east side of Death Valley in the Amargosa Valley and near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. East/South East, 27 miles, is Pahrump, Nevada. South on SR127 is the town of Shoshone, California. The closest straight-line distance to the Nevada state line is roughly five miles northeast.