El Cerrito is a community in Riverside County, California, home to about 5,325 people across 2.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 92881.
Homes sold for a median of $396 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Corona; part is in El Cerrito
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside El Cerrito. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ontario International Airport (ONT)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Riverside, CA11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA53 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of El Cerrito; 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.
El Cerrito had 5,058 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 644th 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 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 9.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Riverside Muni Ap, CA weather station (10 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).
189 doctors and other health care providers list an office in El Cerrito.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 18 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 22 |
| Dentists | 21 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 41 |
| Mental health providers | 55 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 21 |
| Optometrists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 17 |
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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Corona-Norco Unified, Scale Leadership Academy - East District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallings ElementaryCorona | K–6 | 627 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Orange ElementaryCorona | K–6 | 746 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Scale Leadership Academy - EastCorona | K–12 | 1,261 | Charter | 2.3 mi |
| Susan B. Anthony ElementaryCorona | K–6 | 822 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| El Cerrito MiddleCorona | 6–8 | 1,218 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Centennial HighCorona | 9–12 | 2,712 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Santiago HighCorona | 9–12 | 3,577 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch Christian SchoolCorona | Pre-K–8 | 163 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Corona.
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