Murrieta Hot Springs, California
Murrieta Hot Springs, California | |
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Bird's eye view panorama of Murrieta Mineral Hot Springs, c. 1920 | |
Location in Riverside County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′46″N 117°9′20″W / 33.56278°N 117.15556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,948 |
| • Density | 2,267.7/sq mi (893.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92563 |
| Area code | 951 |
| FIPS code | 06-50090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661080 |
Murrieta Hot Springs is a neighborhood in the eastern region of Murrieta, California, which was annexed on July 1, 2002. Prior to annexation, Murrieta Hot Springs was a Census-designated place of Riverside County, California. The population was 2,948 at the 2000 census. The ZIP Code 92362 was originally used, until 92563 was introduced in the early 1990s.
The neighborhood grew up around a hot springs spa that was developed as a resort starting in the 1880s and became a college campus and conference center in the 1990s.