Edgemont, Riverside County, California

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Edgemont, California
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Location of Edgemont in California
Coordinates: 33°55′00″N117°16′43″W / 33.91667°N 117.27861°W / 33.91667; -117.27861 Coordinates: 33°55′00″N117°16′43″W / 33.91667°N 117.27861°W / 33.91667; -117.27861
Country United States
State California
County Riverside
Elevation
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1,554 ft (474 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
[2]

Edgemont was an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, and is now part of the City of Moreno Valley. [3]

Geography

Edgemont is located in Moreno Valley, California in Riverside County, California. [4] The coordinates are 33.510N, −117.14W, the elevation is 1,564 feet, and it is in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8, UTC-7 in the summer).

Edgemont lies in the coast region of California, and is about 57 miles (92 km) from Los Angeles. [5]

It was originally named Rose Arbor, and it was subdivided for poultry ranches in 1923. [6]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgemont, California. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
  2. "Edgemont CA". ZIP Code Lookup. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  3. "Edgemont Populated Place Profile / Riverside County, California Data". California.HomeTownLocator.com. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. "Edgemont, CA - Edgemont, California Map & Directions - MapQuest". www.MapQuest.com. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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