Welcome to Menifee ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Menifee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

The city was incorporated October 1, 2008.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Menifee has a population of 95,347 people<2> (see below for details).

Menifee is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Menifee is located in the (951) area code.

The ZIP code for Menifee: 92584<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Menifee had an population of 95,347 people. This is an increase of 23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 122.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Menifee had a population of 77,519 people. This makes Menifee the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Menifee represents 0.21% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 77,519 people, the population of Menifee increased 80.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 42,847 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Menifee.

Communities Also Named Menifee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Menifee - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Menifee ...

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

• Moreno Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Murrieta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Hemet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Perris
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <5>
• Lake Elsinore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elsinore
  • Lake Elsinore is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Elsinore <5>
• San Jacinto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Wildomar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Canyon Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake
  • Canyon Lake is located in Riverside County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon Lake <5>
• Homeland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Homeland is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homeland <5>

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 Menifee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Menifee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Menifee ...

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

Adding Menifee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Menifee post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Menifee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Menifee. 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/