Anza | |
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 Anza, California, View of the Cahuilla mountains from Cahuilla road | |
 Location of Anza in Riverside County, California. | |
  Anza Location within the state of California  Anza Anza (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′18″N 116°40′25″W / 33.55500°N 116.67361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.68 sq mi (71.68 km2) |
| • Land | 27.59 sq mi (71.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) 0.30% |
| Elevation | 3,921 ft (1,195 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,075 |
| • Density | 111.43/sq mi (43.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92539 |
| Area code | 951 |
| FIPS code | 06-02294 |
| GNIS feature ID | 269555; 2582935 |
| Website | anza-valley |
Anza is a census-designated place located in southwestern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of 3,921 feet (1,195 m) above sea level. It is located 13 miles (21 km) south of Idyllwild,[3] 32 miles (51 km) east-northeast of Temecula, 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Palm Springs, and 90 miles (140 km) northeast of San Diego, being traversed by State Route 371. Anza is on the Pacific Crest Trail.[4] The population was 3,075 at the 2020 census.
Locally, Anza and several other mountain communities (including Garner Valley, Idyllwild, Pinyon Pines and Aguanga) are collectively referred to as "the Hill."
The ZIP code is 92539, and the community is inside area code 951.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anza, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1389. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Pacific Crest Trail Towns - HikerFeed".