Among the newest of U.S. towns · #842 of 847 in California. What drives it
Most of Homeland was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1942 on and the census since 1970.
Founding year: the first Homeland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Homeland’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Homeland is among the newest of U.S. towns, #842 of 847 in California. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Homeland’s overall grade.
Few California towns list much on the Register (a typical California town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Homeland’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (31% of California towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.7 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Homeland’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Homeland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Homeland is simultaneously a town, a portion of the Winchester-Homeland Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) area which aspires to become a model city, and a census-designated place (CDP) all in the unincorporated area of Riverside County, California, United States. Within the CDP, the population was 6,772 at the 2020 census, up from 5,969 at the 2010 census.
Its first post office opened in 1949. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,969 to 6,772 (+13%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
The Homeland post office opened in 1949, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Homeland rank for history?
Homeland is among the newest of U.S. towns, #842 of 847 in California. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Homeland?
0.0% of Homeland’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.4% for a California town; the median home was built in 1980.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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