Slab City
Type: Location
As of November 2026, Slab City has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025). Mentioned as an artist/alternative community area near the Salton Sea, contributing to the region’s 'weird, decrepit art place' identity.
Slab City, also called The Slabs, is an unincorporated, off-the-grid alternative lifestyle community consisting largely of snowbirds in the Salton Trough area of the Mojave Desert in Imperial County, California. It took its name from concrete slabs that remained after the World War II Marine Corps Camp Dunlap training camp was torn down. Slab City is known for attracting people who want to live outside mainstream society.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
Who talks about Slab City on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up Slab City; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Eco-Disasters 101: The Salton Sea | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025) — Josh Clark