Welcome to Lake Elsinore ...

The city of Lake Elsinore is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Elsinore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1972.

The city was incorporated April 9, 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Elsinore: Lk. Elsinore

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Elsinore has a population of 64,864 people<2> (see below for details).

Lake Elsinore is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lake Elsinore: (951)

The ZIP codes for Lake Elsinore: 92530-92532<4>

Websites for Lake Elsinore ...

Official Website: www.lake-elsinore.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Elsinore had an population of 64,864 people. This is an increase of 25.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 124.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Elsinore had a population of 51,821 people. This makes Lake Elsinore the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Lake Elsinore represents 0.14% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 163rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 51,821 people, the population of Lake Elsinore increased 79.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 28,928 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Elsinore.

Communities near Lake Elsinore ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Elsinore.

• Riverside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Moreno Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno Valley
  • Moreno Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreno Valley <5>
• Corona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <5>
• Murrieta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrieta
  • Murrieta is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrieta <5>
• Temecula
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temecula
  • Temecula is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temecula <5>
• Menifee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
  • Menifee is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <5>
• Perris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Rancho Santa Margarita
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Santa Margarita
  • Rancho Santa Margarita is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Santa Margarita <5>
• Wildomar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildomar
  • Wildomar is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildomar <5>
• Meadowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Meadowbrook 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 Lake Elsinore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Elsinore.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Elsinore. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Elsinore.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Elsinore ...

Looking for more information about Lake Elsinore? 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 Lake Elsinore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Elsinore.

Adding Lake Elsinore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Elsinore 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 Lake Elsinore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lake Elsinore post office opened in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Elsinore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Elsinore: www.lake-elsinore.org/

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

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