California · Census place 0633182
Hemet, California
Hemet is a city in Riverside County, California with an estimated 92,912 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 85th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 92,912
- #85 of 468 in California
- Change since 2020
- +3.4%
- +3,042 people
- Land area
- 29.3 sq mi
- Density
- 3,175 / sq mi
- State median 3,725
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Hemet population, 2020 to 2024
Hemet added 3,042 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.4%. In the latest year it moved by +743. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 66th; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so Hemet is 2.5 times that size.
Hemet covers 29.26 square miles of land, for 3,175 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so Hemet is less dense than the typical town.
What county Hemet is in
All of Hemet's residents live in Riverside County, which had 2,529,933 residents in 2024. Hemet holds 3.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Hemet
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Hemet by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 92543, 92545. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Hemet is
The Census internal point of Hemet is at 33.734100, -116.996800. Sacramento, the capital, is 418.1 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Menifee, CA (117,041 people), 11.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.734100, -116.996800
- DMS
- 33°44'2.76"N 116°59'48.48"W
- UTM
- 11N 500296.4E 3732674.2N
- Geohash
- 9muzctje2
- Plus code
- 8555P2M3+J7
Daylight in Hemet
At 33.73° N, Hemet gets about 14 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Hemet
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is San Jacinto, 4.5 miles away, with 55,515 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Hemet, CA?
92,912 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,042 (3.4%) from 89,870 in July 2020.
What county is Hemet in?
Riverside County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Hemet?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 92543, 92545.
How far is Hemet from Sacramento?
418.1 miles (672.9 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Hemet.
What is the nearest larger city to Hemet?
Menifee, CA, with 117,041 residents, 11.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.