Town guide

Calimesa, California

Calimesa is a city in Riverside County, California, home to about 10,902 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP code is 92320.

Homes sold for a median of $283 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population10,902734 per sq mi
Median home value$446,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$283Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking39%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Calimesa

1 ZIP code

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Around Calimesa

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Bernardino International Airport (SBD)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Riverside, CA20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA78 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Calimesa; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Calimesa

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Calimesa had 10,026 residents in the 2020 census, up 40% since 2000.

It’s the 478th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Riverside County grew from 17,897 residents in 1900 to 2,418,185 in 2020.

Calimesa population by census2000: 7,139, 2010: 7,879, 2020: 10,0267,13920007,879201010,0262020

Riverside County, 1900–2020

Riverside County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,897, 1910: 34,696, 1920: 50,297, 1930: 81,024, 1940: 105,524, 1950: 170,046, 1960: 306,191, 1970: 459,074, 1980: 663,166, 1990: 1,170,413, 2000: 1,545,387, 2010: 2,189,641, 2020: 2,418,18518K’00’1050K’20’30106K’40’50306K’60’70663K’80’901.5M’00’102.4M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 12.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CalimesaJan: high 67°F, low 41°F, 2.8 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 42°F, 3 in; Mar: high 71°F, low 45°F, 2 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 48°F, 0.9 in; May: high 80°F, low 52°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 56°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 63°F, 0.1 in; Aug: high 96°F, low 63°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 92°F, low 60°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 83°F, low 53°F, 0.5 in; Nov: high 75°F, low 45°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 67°F, low 40°F, 2 in67°41°Jan2.867°42°Feb3.071°45°Mar2.076°48°Apr0.980°52°May0.489°56°Jun0.195°63°Jul0.196°63°Aug0.192°60°Sep0.183°53°Oct0.575°45°Nov0.967°40°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Redlands, CA weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Riverside County

687,526 jobs at 46,244 businesses in Riverside County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Riverside CountyRetail trade: 111,571 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 106,730 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 100,423 jobs; Construction: 67,631 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 61,776 jobs; Manufacturing: 48,441 jobs; Administrative and support: 44,147 jobs; Wholesale trade: 29,619 jobsRetail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 16% Health care and social assistance 15% Construction 10% Transportation and warehousing 9% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 6% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

45 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Calimesa.

Nearest hospitals

  • San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Banning7.0 miles
  • Redlands Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Redlands10.2 miles
  • Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Moreno Valley10.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers21
Physical and occupational therapists2
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Calimesa

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Wildwood Park · 11 acres2.6 mi
  • I Street Park · 9 acres1.4 mi
  • 7th Street Park · 8 acres2.6 mi
  • Trevino Park · 5 acres2.4 mi
  • Palmer Park · 4 acres2.3 mi
  • 4th Street Park · 3 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Stater Bros.0.8 mi
  • Groceries for Less1.3 mi
  • Stater Bros.2.0 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.9 mi

Libraries

  • Yucaipa Branch San Bernardino County Library2.9 mi
  • Beaumont Library5.6 mi

Museums

  • Mousley Museum of Natural History3.4 mi
  • Edward Dean Museum of Decorative Arts4.0 mi
  • Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens4.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Yucaipa Performing Arts Center2.8 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1990.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Calimesa

Public schools here are run by Beaumont Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Summerwind TrailsCalimesaK–81,107Public1.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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