Anza, California
| Anza | |
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| census-designated place | |
Anza, California, View of the Cahuilla mountains from Cahuilla road
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| Coordinates: 33°33′18″N 116°40′25″W / 33.55500°N 116.67361°WCoordinates: 33°33′18″N 116°40′25″W / 33.55500°N 116.67361°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Riverside |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.676 sq mi (71.681 km2) |
| • Land | 27.594 sq mi (71.468 km2) |
| • Water | 0.082 sq mi (0.212 km2) 0.30% |
| Elevation | 3,921 ft (1,195 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 3,014 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (42/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 92539 |
| Area code(s) | 951 |
| GNIS feature ID | 269555; 2582935 |
| Website | anza-valley |
Anza is a census-designated place located in southern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of 3,921 feet (1,195 m) above sea level. It is located 13 miles (21 km) south of Idyllwild, and approximately 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Palm Springs, 143 miles (230 km) southeast of Los Angeles, California and approximately 75 miles (121 km) northeast of San Diego, California, being traversed by State Route 371. The population was 3,014 at the 2010 census.
Locally, Anza and several other mountain communities (including Garner Valley, Idyllwild, Pinyon Pines and Aguanga) are collectively referred to as "the Hill."
The ZIP code is 92539, and the community is inside area code 951.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 27.7 square miles (71.7 km²), 99.70% of it land and 0.30% of it water.
Regional geographic subdivisions of the unincorporated town include Anza Valley and Cave Rocks (Central); Tripp Flats, Chandler Heights and Cahuilla (West) as well as Oak Spring, Burnt Spring and Heller Spring (East). The Anza Valley in which the unincorporated town is nestled is bordered by three significant mountains- Cahuilla Mountain to the West, Thomas Mountain to the northeast and Beauty Mountain to the southwest.
The area is characterized as high desert, experiencing somewhat stronger temperature variations than those of the coastal cities, including sudden dips of temperature even on summer evenings, due to the high elevation. The Anza Trail—originally travelled on horseback by Juan Bautista de Anza in 1774 through what was then referred to as the Cahuilla Valley—traverses the city from southeast to northwest.
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