Welcome to Mountain Center ...

Mountain Center is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1945.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Center: Mountain Ctr. (or less commonly used: Mountain Cen., Mountain Cent. or Mountain Cntr.)

Mountain Center is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mountain Center is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mountain Center lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mountain Center is located in the (951) area code.

The ZIP code for Mountain Center: 92561<3>

Communities near Mountain Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Center.

• Hemet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemet
  • Hemet is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemet <4>
• Cathedral City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral City
  • Cathedral City is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathedral City <4>
• San Jacinto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
  • San Jacinto is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jacinto <4>
• Palm Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Springs
  • Palm Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Springs <4>
• Banning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
  • Banning is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banning <4>
• Rancho Mirage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Mirage
  • Rancho Mirage is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Mirage <4>
• Ramona Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Village
  • Ramona Village is located in Riverside County
• Anza
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anza
  • Anza is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anza <4>
• Valle Vista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valle Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Vista
  • Valle Vista is located in Riverside County
• East Hemet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hemet
  • East Hemet is located in Riverside County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mountain Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Center. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Center ...

Looking for more information about Mountain Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mountain Center, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Center.

Adding Mountain Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mountain Center was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mountain Center post office opened in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/