Perris, California
Perris, California | |
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Perris Civic Center | |
Location in Riverside County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′48″N 117°13′28″W / 33.79667°N 117.22444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Incorporated | May 26, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Michael M. Vargas |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Marisela Nava |
| • City Council | David Starr Rabb Elizabeth Vallejo Malcolm Corona |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.64 sq mi (81.95 km2) |
| • Land | 31.53 sq mi (81.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) 0.34% |
| Elevation | 1,453 ft (443 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 78,700 |
• Estimate (2024) | 83,032 |
| • Density | 2,495.7/sq mi (963.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92570–92572, 92599 |
| Area code | 951 |
| FIPS code | 06-56700 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652772, 2411403 |
| Website | www |
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Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located 71 miles (114 km) east-southeast of Los Angeles and 81 miles (130 km) north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, skydiving, the Southern California Railway Museum, and its sunny dry climate. Perris is within the Inland Empire metropolitan area of Southern California. Perris had a population of 78,700 as of the 2020 census.