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Welcome to La Cresta ...

La Cresta is located in Riverside County<1>.

La Cresta is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of La Cresta is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named La Cresta ...

While we believe that this La Cresta is located in Riverside County, we know of another 2 California communities named La Cresta. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kern and San Diego County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Cresta.

Communities near La Cresta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Cresta.

  • Murrieta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Temecula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Menifee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Perris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perris
    • Perris is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perris <3>
  • Lake Elsinore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • San Clemente
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rancho Santa Margarita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wildomar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Canyon Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lakeland Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
    • Lakeland Village 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 La Cresta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Cresta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Cresta. 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 La Cresta.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Cresta ...

Looking for more information about La Cresta? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to La Cresta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Cresta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Cresta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.