Niland (formerly Imperial Junction, Old Beach, and Hobgood) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California. The town is located 8 miles north of Calipatria, 2 miles southeast of the Salton Sea. The population was 1,006 at the 2010 census, down from 1,143 in 2000. It is part of the ‘El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area’.