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Welcome to Riverside County ...

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

The community of Riverside is the Seat for Riverside County.

Riverside County was founded in 1893. Riverside was created by taking area from San Bernardino and San Diego Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Riverside had a population of 2,465,569 people. This is an increase of 12.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,189,641 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riverside represented 5.88% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Riverside County:

  • Banning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Banning is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banning <2>
  • Beaumont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Beaumont is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,449 people
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  • Blythe
    (127 miles [204.4 km] to the east)
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    • Blythe is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,673 people
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  • Cathedral City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Coachella
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
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    • Coachella is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,564 people
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  • Corona
    (44 miles [70.8 km] to the west)
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    • Corona is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
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  • Desert Hot Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hemet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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    • Hemet is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,161 people
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    • Indian Wells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Indio
      (33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
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      • Indio is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,919 people
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    • Jurupa Valley
      (41 miles [66 km] to the west)
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      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • La Quinta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Quinta
      • La Quinta is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,271 people
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    • Lake Elsinore
      (31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
    • Menifee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
      • Menifee is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,675 people
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    • Moreno Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Murrieta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
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      • Murrieta is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,522 people
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    • Norco
      (43 miles [69.2 km] to the west)
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      • Norco is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <2>
    • Palm Desert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Palm Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Perris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perris
      • Perris is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perris <2>
    • Rancho Mirage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Riverside
      (35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • San Jacinto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Temecula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temecula
      • Temecula is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temecula <2>
    • Wildomar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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      • Wildomar is located in Riverside County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildomar <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.





 

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