Lake Elsinore is a city in Riverside County, California, home to about 72,461 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 92530 and 92532, and parts of 92570 are in Lake Elsinore too.
Homes sold for a median of $288 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Lake Elsinore; also Lakeland Village
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| Nearest major airport | San Bernardino International Airport (SBD)29 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 Lake Elsinore; 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.
Lake Elsinore had 70,265 residents in the 2020 census, up 143% since 2000.
It’s the 125th 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 (about a mile 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).
422 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Elsinore’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 21 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 30 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 38 |
| Mental health providers | 275 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 30 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
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 (35 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Lake Elsinore Unified, Menifee Union, Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberhill ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 485 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Cottonwood Canyon ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 813 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Earl Warren ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 821 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Elsinore ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 462 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Herk Bouris ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 734 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| Julia Lee Performing Arts AcademyLake Elsinore | K–8 | 440 | Charter | 5.0 mi |
| Keith McCarthy AcademyLake Elsinore | K–12 | 332 | Alternative Education | 0.6 mi |
| Lakeland VillageLake Elsinore | K–8 | 909 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Machado ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 531 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Railroad Canyon ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 873 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Rice Canyon ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 596 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Tuscany Hills ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 606 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Withrow ElementaryLake Elsinore | K–5 | 583 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Canyon Lake MiddleLake Elsinore | 6–8 | 951 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Elsinore MiddleLake Elsinore | 6–8 | 947 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Terra Cotta MiddleLake Elsinore | 6–8 | 1,026 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Lakeside HighLake Elsinore | 9–12 | 1,687 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Ortega HighLake Elsinore | 9–12 | 463 | Alternative Education | 0.6 mi |
| Temescal Canyon HighLake Elsinore | 9–12 | 2,373 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiberecoLake Elsinore | Pre-K–12 | 56 | Nonsectarian | 4.6 mi |
| Expectations AcademyLake Elsinore | 1–11 | 49 | Nonsectarian | 3.4 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 Perris, Mead Valley, Lakeland Village, Good Hope, Lake Mathews, Meadowbrook and Warm Springs.
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