Chiriaco Summit is a small unincorporated community and travel stop located along Interstate 10 in the Colorado Desert of Southern California. It lies 19 miles west of Desert Center on the divide between the Chuckwalla Valley and the Salton Sea basin at an elevation of 1,706 feet. The ZIP Code is 92201, and the community is inside area codes 442 and 760. The town has a general aviation airport, Chiriaco Summit Airport.