Lake Riverside

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Lake Riverside

Total population

1,262

Median home value

$430,800

35.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$128,636

Lake Riverside$129k

National$74k

Elevation1035 m

Land area18.85 km²

Weather90°F · Sunny

Coordinates33.52°, -116.81°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lake Riverside is a census-designated place in the south western part of Riverside County, California. Lake Riverside sits at an elevation of 3,379 feet (1,030 m). The 2020 United States census reported Lake Riverside's population was 1,375. The community is named after the man-made Lake that the community surrounds.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lake Riverside, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in California

• Mountain Center
  14.2 mi away
• Idyllwild-Pine Cove
  16.3 mi away
• East Hemet
  16.4 mi away
• Pala
  18.2 mi away
• Rainbow
  20.3 mi away
• Fallbrook
  25.6 mi away · pop. 32,112
• Nuevo
  27.2 mi away
• Cabazon
  27.3 mi away
• Cathedral City
  29.7 mi away · pop. 52,267
• Banning
  29.9 mi away · pop. 31,093
• Palm Desert
  29.9 mi away · pop. 51,163
• Borrego Springs
  32.5 mi away · pop. 2,700

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lake Riverside

Geophysical and lithologic data from test wells on Ford Dry Lake, Riverside County, California

Tully R. Simoni · 1980

AAA Riverside & Moreno Valley Area: Arlington, Moreno Valley, Riverside, Rubidoux, California Citrus State Historic Park, Lake Perris, Mission Inn, UCR, California Museum of Photography

Automobile Club of Southern California. · 2004

Geophysical and lithographic data from test wells on Palen Dry Lake, Riverside County, California

Tully R. Simoni · 1981

Geologic map of the southern part of the Dale Lake 15-minute quadrangle, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California

Keith A. Howard · 1988

Riverside, the city beautiful

San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company · 1916

Final environmental analysis record for proposed geothermal leasing in the Randsburg-Spangler Hills-So. Searles Lake areas, California

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Riverside District · 1976

Dispersion and persistence of synthetic detergents in ground water, San Bernardino and Riverside counties

California. Resources Agency. · 1965

R.T.M.C. 91

John Sandford · 1991

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 145 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 154 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 224 mi
• Wildfire Campwood, Yavapai, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 226 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 246 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum

Seen 2026-10-01

Southern Alligator Lizard

Elgaria multicarinata

Seen 2026-09-28

Granite Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus orcutti

Seen 2026-09-27

California fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Seen 2026-09-27

coast live oak

Quercus agrifolia

Seen 2026-09-27

Western Spotted Skunk

Spilogale gracilis

Seen 2026-09-26

narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Seen 2026-09-24

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Seen 2026-09-24

Sacken's Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla sackenii

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2019-02-05 04:48 UTC.