1927Government
A post office was established in 1927.
1936Architecture
It was designated a US national monument in 1936 and became a national park in 1994.
1945Civil Rights
=== Radio ===
On March 11, 1945, The Chase and Sanborn Hour was broadcast from Twentynine Palms Auxiliary Naval Air Station, featuring the ventriloquist-dummy team Edgar Bergen ...
1952Government
The nearby Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms was founded in 1952.
1963History
=== Film ===
Some scenes in the 1963 comedy film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World were shot in Twentynine Palms.
1964History
Some scenes in the 1964 comedy film Kiss Me, Stupid were shot in Twentynine Palms.
1970History
== Demographics ==
Twentynine Palms first appeared as a census designated place in the 1970 U.S.
1990History
census; and then as a city in the 1990 U.S.
1992History
Twentynine Palms is also a city listed in "April 29, 1992 (Miami)" on their self-titled album Sublime.
1993Economy
Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant had a hit single called "29 Palms", from his solo album Fate of Nations in 1993.
2000History
Track two of the album Places by Brad Mehldau, released in 2000, is named after the city.
2003History
Twentynine Palms is a 2003 drama/horror film set in Twentynine Palms.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
At the 2010 census, there were 25,048 people in 8,095 households, including 5,847 families, in the city.
2015Government
In February 2015, the city established rules governing vacation rentals and has granted approximately 100 permits, compared to over 1,000 in the nearby community of Joshua Tree.
2023History
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $56,000, and the per capita income was $29,241.