▁CD P ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁S ear les ▁Lake , ▁a ▁dry ▁lake bed ▁in ▁the ▁lowest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S ear les ▁Valley . ▁ ▁S ear les ▁Valley ▁CD P ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 7 0 ▁miles ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁on ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 7 8 . ▁It ▁is ▁south west ▁of ▁Death ▁Valley ▁and ▁the ▁Pan am int ▁Range . ▁ ▁R idge c rest ▁and ▁China ▁Lake ▁are ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁S ear les ▁Valley ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 7 . 2   km 2 ▁( 1 0 . 5   mi 2 ), ▁all ▁land . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 , 7 3 9 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁The ▁Z IP ▁code ▁is ▁ 9 3 5 6 2 ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁code ▁ 7 6 0 . ▁ ▁Natural ▁history ▁The ▁S ear les ▁Lake ▁is ▁an ▁end or he ic ▁dry ▁lake ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁ev ap oration ▁of ▁la kes ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁Qu atern ary ▁period . ▁ ▁It ▁contains ▁rich ▁depos its ▁of ▁chemical s , ▁including ▁bor ax ▁and ▁rock ▁salt . ▁ ▁S ear les ▁Valley ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁isol ation ▁and ▁des olation , ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁nearby ▁Tr ona ▁P inn acles ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁Tr ona ▁P inn acles ▁are ▁an ▁unusual ▁landscape ▁of