Mountain Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the San Jacinto Mountains, within western central Riverside County, California.
Name: | Mountain Center CDP |
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LSAD Code: | 57 |
LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
State: | California |
County: | Riverside County |
Elevation: | 4,518 ft (1,377 m) |
Total Area: | 1.886 sq mi (4.885 km²) |
Land Area: | 1.884 sq mi (4.881 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.002 sq mi (0.004 km²) 0.09% |
Total Population: | 63 |
Population Density: | 33/sq mi (13/km²) |
ZIP code: | 92561 |
FIPS code: | 0649544 |
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Geography
It lies centered on the junction of State Route 74 and State Route 243 in the southern division of San Bernardino National Forest. Mountain Center lies just north of Lake Hemet, midway between Hemet and Palm Desert, just south of the town of Idyllwild, and it is southeast of the city of Riverside, the county seat of Riverside County. Its elevation is 4,518 feet (1,377 m). Although Mountain Center is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 92561.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km), 99.91% of it land, and 0.09% of it water.
Lake Hemet is the only major body of water in Mountain Center.
The Mountain Fire and the Cranston Fire burn scars remain visible in the community.
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