Canyon Lake is a city in Riverside County, California, home to about 11,119 people across 3.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 92587.
Homes sold for a median of $355 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Canyon Lake; also Menifee and Perris
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Canyon Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | San Bernardino International Airport (SBD)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Riverside, CA18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Diego, CA61 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Canyon Lake; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Canyon Lake had 11,082 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 466th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Riverside County grew from 17,897 residents in 1900 to 2,418,185 in 2020.
Riverside County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 11.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elsinore, CA weather station (6 miles away).
687,526 jobs at 46,244 businesses in Riverside County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
40 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Canyon Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 11 |
| Mental health providers | 11 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
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.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1990.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Menifee Union. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Valley ElementaryQuail Valley | K–5 | 528 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Kathryn Newport MiddleMenifee | 6–8 | 965 | Public | 1.7 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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Shares ZIP codes with Menifee and Perris.
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