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Winchester California


Welcome to the second oldest community in what is known as the San Jacinto Valley. First settlers arrived to what they would call Pleasant Valley in 1879. As far as the eye could see was an area of sage brushed land. But these farmers saw the potential for the area. Steadily they came here with many arriving in 1882.
    Soon a small commercial section formed at Simpson Road and Winchester Road. In 1887
the town site was plotted and space was provided for a Methodist Church which was built the same year. The church is still used today and is located on Taylor Street just east of
Winchester Road.
    Water to the first settlers to arrive was not an issue since wells could be dug to supply their meager needs. Soon, with more people arriving and farms being developed it was realized that a more adequate and reliable source of water was required. An Irrigation district was formed and canals built to bring water from the San Jacinto River. Alas the dream soon faded as a dam was built that took much of the water away, contributing to the demise of the irrigation district.  By 1900 only the hardiest of people stayed and held on as the houses were moved and the hotel was cut in half and moved to a ranch in the Domenigoni Valley. Water finally arrived in the 1950's and today water once again shapes the community with the completion of the Diamond Valley Lake in the Domenigoni Valley .


Population (year 2000): 2,155
Males: 1,077 (50.0%), Females: 1,078 (50.0%)

Elevation: 1474 feet

County: Riverside

Land area: 7.1 square miles

Zip code: 92596

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $33,472 (year 2000)
Median house value: $115,100 (year 2000)

 

Races in Winchester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.5%)
  • Hispanic (31.4%)
  • Other race (14.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)
  • Black (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (12.9%), Irish (11.3%), United States (8.3%), English (6.9%), Norwegian (4.7%), French (4.3%).

 

For population 25 years and over in Winchester

  • High school or higher: 61.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 10.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winchester CDP

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

16.1% Foreign born (14.0% Latin America).



 

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hemet, CA (7.5 miles, pop. 58,812).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Riverside, CA (27.0 miles, pop. 255,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Diego, CA (64.3 miles, pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: Homeland, CA (3.0 miles), Romoland, CA (6.6 miles), Nuevo, CA (7.4 miles), Hemet, CA (7.5 miles), Sun City, CA (7.7 miles), Lakeview, CA(8.8 miles), San Jacinto, CA (9.9 miles), East Hemet, CA (10.3 miles).

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Manufacturing (14.6%), Retail trade (11.3%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (11.2%), Construction (10.9%).

Average weather in Winchester, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average temp. (°F) 51.6 53.7 55.9 60.8 66.6 73.2 78.8 79.4 75.1 66.8 57.3 51.5
High temperature (°F) 66.2 68.4 69.9 76.9 82.6 91.6 97.8 98.2 92.7 84.1 73.9 67.5
Low temperature (°F) 36.9 39.0 41.7 44.7 50.4 54.7 59.7 60.6 57.4 49.6 40.7 35.4
Precipitation (in) 2.7 2.8 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.2

 

 

Normal climate around Winchester, California

Based on data reported by main weather stations

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days with precip. 6 5 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 5
Wind speed (mph) 5.4 6.2 6.9 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.4 5.8 5.4 5.2
Morning humidity (%) 75 77 79 79 80 81 81 82 82 80 77 76
Afternoon humidity (%) 54 56 56 53 57 58 57 56 57 57 55 54
Sunshine (%) 72 71 70 69 60 59 69 71 70 69 75 73
Days clear of clouds 12 10 11 11 10 11 17 18 15 13 14 13
Partly cloudy days 8 7 9 10 12 12 11 10 11 11 8 8
Cloudy days 11 11 11 9 9 7 3 3 4 7 8 10
Snowfall (in) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 

Hospitals/medical centers near Winchester:
  • VALLEY PLAZA DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PERRIS, CA)
  • MORENO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; MORENO VALLEY, CA)
  • RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 16 miles; MORENO VALLEY, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winchester:
  • MARCH ARB (about 16 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; ID: RIV)
  • SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; ID: SBD)
  • PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; ID: PSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Winchester:
  • HEMET-RYAN (about 6 miles; HEMET, CA; ID: HMT)
  • PERRIS VALLEY (about 10 miles; PERRIS, CA; ID: L65)
  • FRENCH VALLEY (about 10 miles; MURRIETA/TEMECULA, CA; ID: F70)

 

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winchester:
  • MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN JACINTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,731)
  • CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 23 miles; YUCAIPA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 24 miles; REDLANDS, CA; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 10,798)
  • SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; FT enrollment: 6,100)
  • MIRACOSTA COLLEGE (about 38 miles; OCEANSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 5,112)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN BERNARDINO (about 39 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; FT enrollment: 11,953)

Public primary/middle school in Winchester:
  • WINCHESTER ELEMENTARY (Students: 761; Location: 28751 WINCHESTER ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)

Winchester compared to California state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
  • Population density significantly below state average for cities.


 


Strongest AM radio stations in Winchester:
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSDT (1320 AM; 1 kW; HEMET, CA; Owner: RUDEX BROADCASTING LIMITED)
  • KHPY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MORENO VALLEY, CA; Owner: DELBERT L. VAN VOORHIS)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KCBQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KPRZ (1210 AM; 20 kW; SAN MARCOS, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Winchester:
  • KRTM (88.9 FM; TEMECULA, CA; Owner: PENFOLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K201AR (88.1 FM; BANNING, CA; Owner: KSGN, INC.)
  • KWRP (96.1 FM; SAN JACINTO, CA; Owner: MAGIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLRD (90.1 FM; YUCAIPA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KPLM-FM2 (106.1 FM; SAN JACINTO, CA; Owner: RM BROADCASTING L.L.C.)
  • KXRS (105.7 FM; HEMET, CA; Owner: LAZER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KWVE (107.9 FM; SAN CLEMENTE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF COSTA MESA)
  • KXFG (92.9 FM; SUN CITY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLYY (97.5 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K232CX (94.3 FM; DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KOLA (99.9 FM; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Owner: INLAND EMPIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KATY-FM (101.3 FM; IDYLLWILD, CA; Owner: ALL PRO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVCR (91.9 FM; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Owner: SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KUOR-FM (89.1 FM; REDLANDS, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS)
  • KUCR (88.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF CA)
  • KCXX (103.9 FM; LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA; Owner: ALL-PRO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGBB (103.3 FM; TEMECULA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMYT (94.5 FM; TEMECULA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K295AI (106.9 FM; MUSCOY, CA; Owner: ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • KAEH (100.9 FM; BEAUMONT, CA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING RIVERSIDE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Winchester: