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Welcome to Sunnymead ...

Sunnymead is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunnymead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Sunnymead is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Sunnymead ...

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

  • Riverside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • San Bernardino
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fontana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
    • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <3>
  • Corona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Jurupa Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
    • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
  • Rialto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <3>
  • Menifee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Perris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Redlands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
    • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <3>
  • Eastvale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunnymead ...

Looking for more information about Sunnymead? 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 Sunnymead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunnymead.

Adding Sunnymead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunnymead 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 Sunnymead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sunnymead post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunnymead.

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 Sunnymead - 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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/