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City of Lake Elsinore | |
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 View of Lake Elsinore | |
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| Motto: "Dream Extreme"[1] | |
 Location of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, California | |
  City of Lake Elsinore Location in California  City of Lake Elsinore City of Lake Elsinore (the United States) | |
| 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.
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- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "City Treasurer". City of Lake Elsinore. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lake Elsinore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
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- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.