Welcome to Perris ...

The city of Perris is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

The city was incorporated May 26, 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perris has a population of 78,620 people<2> (see below for details).

Perris is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Perris lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Perris: (951)

The ZIP codes for Perris: 92570-92572, 92599<4>

Websites for Perris ...

Official Website: www.cityofperris.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perris had an population of 78,620 people. This is an increase of 14.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 117.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perris had a population of 68,386 people. This makes Perris the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Perris represents 0.18% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 118th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 68,386 people, the population of Perris increased 88.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 36,189 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Perris.

Communities Also Named Perris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Perris: This one is located in Riverside County and the other is located in San Diego County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perris.

Communities near Perris ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perris.

• Riverside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Moreno Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno Valley
  • Moreno Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreno Valley <5>
• Murrieta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrieta
  • Murrieta is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrieta <5>
• Menifee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
  • Menifee is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <5>
• Hemet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemet
  • Hemet is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemet <5>
• Redlands
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
  • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <5>
• Lake Elsinore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elsinore
  • Lake Elsinore is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Elsinore <5>
• Yucaipa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucaipa
  • Yucaipa is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucaipa <5>
• Beaumont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <5>
• San Jacinto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
  • San Jacinto is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jacinto <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Perris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perris.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perris. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perris.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perris. See our Newspapers Page for Perris.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perris ...

Looking for more information about Perris? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Perris, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Perris.

Adding Perris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perris in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Perris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Perris post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Perris: www.cityofperris.org/

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/