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City of Lake Elsinore | |
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Motto: "Dream Extreme"[1] | |
Coordinates: 33°40′53″N 117°20′43″W / 33.68139°N 117.34528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Riverside |
Incorporated | April 9, 1888[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Steve Manos |
• Mayor Pro Tem | Brian Tisdale |
• City Council | Bob Magee Timothy Sheridan Natasha Johnson |
• Treasurer | Allen P. Baldwin[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 43.51 sq mi (112.70 km2) |
• Land | 38.24 sq mi (99.03 km2) |
• Water | 5.28 sq mi (13.67 km2) 13.14% |
Elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 70,265 |
• Estimate (2022)[7] | 71,898 |
• Density | 1,880.18/sq mi (726.02/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 92530–92532 |
Area code | 951 |
FIPS code | 06-39486 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652704, 2411601 |
Website | www |
Lake Elsinore is a city in western Riverside County, California, United States. Established as a city in 1888, it is on the shore of Lake Elsinore, a natural freshwater lake about 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) in size. The city has grown from a small resort town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to a suburban city with over 70,000 residents.