Menifee, California
Menifee, California | |
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Menifee City Hall | |
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Location in Riverside County and the state of California | |
Menifee Location in the United States Menifee Menifee (California) Menifee Menifee (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′27″N 117°11′06″W / 33.69083°N 117.18500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Region | Southern California |
| Incorporated | October 1, 2008 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Ricky Estrada |
| • Acting Mayor | Bob Karwin |
| • City Council | Dean Deines Ben Diederich Daniel Temple |
| • City Manager | Armando G. Villa |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.62 sq mi (120.75 km2) |
| • Land | 46.48 sq mi (120.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 0.30% |
| Elevation | 1,424 ft (434 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 102,527 |
• Estimate (2024) | 117,041 |
| • Rank | 6th in Riverside County 55th in California 259th in the United States |
| • Density | 2,353.68/sq mi (908.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92584–92587, 92596 |
| Area code | 951 |
| FIPS code | 06-46842 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 252936, 2497157 |
| Website | www |
Menifee is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and is part of the Inland Empire. Named after a local miner, Luther Menifee Wilson, it was settled in the 19th century, and incorporated as a city in 2008. As of the 2020 census, Menifee had a population of 102,527.
The city is centrally located in Southern California in the Menifee Valley. It is almost 15 miles (24 km) north of Temecula and just north of Murrieta. Menifee is roughly 46 square miles (100 km2) in size and has an elevation of 1,424 feet (434 m). The incorporated City of Menifee includes the communities of Sun City, Quail Valley, and Romoland.