Town guide

Mead Valley, California

Mead Valley is a community in Riverside County, California, home to about 19,286 people across 19 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 92570.

Homes sold for a median of $366 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population19,2861,011 per sq mi
Median home value$446,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$366Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking47%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mead Valley

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mead Valley

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Bernardino International Airport (SBD)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Riverside, CA11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA65 miles away

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

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

Who represents Mead Valley

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

Mead Valley had 19,819 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2010.

It’s the 360th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Mead Valley population by census2010: 18,510, 2020: 19,81918,510201019,8192020

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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mead ValleyJan: high 66°F, low 42°F, 3 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 43°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 72°F, low 46°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 77°F, low 49°F, 0.5 in; May: high 82°F, low 54°F, 0.2 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 58°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 97°F, low 64°F, 0.2 in; Aug: high 98°F, low 65°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 93°F, low 61°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 83°F, low 54°F, 0.5 in; Nov: high 73°F, low 46°F, 0.6 in; Dec: high 65°F, low 40°F, 2 in66°42°Jan3.067°43°Feb2.972°46°Mar1.577°49°Apr0.582°54°May0.290°58°Jun0.197°64°Jul0.298°65°Aug0.193°61°Sep0.283°54°Oct0.573°46°Nov0.665°40°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elsinore, CA weather station (7 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

97 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mead Valley.

Nearest hospitals

  • Menifee Global Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Sun City9.7 miles
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Moreno Valley10.6 miles
  • Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Moreno Valley11.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors11
Specialist doctors3
Dentists16
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants11
Mental health providers55
Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies5

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 Mead Valley

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Good Hope Park · 3 acres2.5 mi

Grocery stores

  • Food 4 Less5.2 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter5.2 mi
  • Stater Bros. Markets5.2 mi
  • Stater Bros.5.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walmart Pharmacy5.2 mi
  • Walgreens6.6 mi

Libraries

  • Mead Valley Library3.8 mi
  • Perris Branch Riverside City and County Public Library5.2 mi
  • Library6.8 mi

Museums

  • Perris Valley Historical Museum5.1 mi
  • Southern California Railway Museum5.1 mi
  • Dora Nelson African American Art and History Museum5.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Monument Ranch Park Stone Amphitheater5.9 mi

Counts are within about 3 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.

Schools in Mead Valley

Public schools here are run by Val Verde Unified, Perris Elementary, Perris Union High. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (17)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Columbia ElementaryPerrisK–5704Public3.5 mi
Enchanted Hills ElementaryPerrisK–6447Public3.5 mi
Good Hope ElementaryPerrisK–6648Public2.6 mi
Innovative Horizons CharterPerrisK–8894Charter4.8 mi
Manuel L. Real ElementaryPerrisK–5593Public4.3 mi
Mead Valley ElementaryPerrisK–5788Public5.3 mi
Railway ElementaryPerrisK–6715Public5.0 mi
Skyview ElementaryPerrisK–6725Public6.2 mi
Young Explorers AcademyPerrisK150Public4.6 mi
California Military InstitutePerris5–121,031Charter4.7 mi
Tomas Rivera MiddlePerris6–81,014Public4.4 mi
Pinacate MiddlePerris7–8952Public4.9 mi
Scholar Plus Online LearningPerris7–1219Alternative Education4.9 mi
Citrus Hill HighPerris9–121,630Public5.0 mi
Perris Lake High (Continuation)Perris9–12228Alternative Education4.9 mi
Pathways for Adult Life SkillsPerris12130Special Education5.6 mi
Rob Reiner Children & Families CenterPerris——Public5.0 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St James Catholic SchoolPerrisTK–8113Roman Catholic4.9 mi
Applied Scholastics Online AcademyLake MathewsK–12261Nonsectarian4.7 mi
Oak Grove at the RanchPerris1–1230Nonsectarian4.8 mi
California Ranch SchoolPerris9–116Nonsectarian2.3 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, Lake Elsinore, Good Hope, Lake Mathews and Meadowbrook.

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