Mesa Verde is a community in Riverside County, California, home to about 1,016 people across 4.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 92225.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Blythe; part is in Mesa Verde
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mesa Verde. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)111 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (YUM)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Glendale, AZ139 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ144 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mesa Verde; 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.
Mesa Verde had 766 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2010.
It’s the 1059th 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 110°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 3.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blythe, 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).
106 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mesa Verde.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 15 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 15 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 52 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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 Palo Verde Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix J. Appleby ElementaryBlythe | K–8 | 617 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Margaret White ElementaryBlythe | K–8 | 559 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Ruth Brown ElementaryBlythe | K–8 | 609 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Palo Verde HighBlythe | 9–12 | 740 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Twin Palms ContinuationBlythe | 9–12 | 85 | Alternative Education | 0.8 mi |
| Blythe District PreschoolBlythe | — | — | Public | 0.6 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 Blythe and Ripley.
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