The story
Read it all →How Jurupa Valley came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Jurupa Valley.
The area was first inhabited by the Gabrielino and Serrano tribes.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History · Jurupa Valley
Jurupa Valley dates to 2011, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 27% of U.S. towns · #374 of 847 in California. What drives it
Most of Jurupa Valley was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 7 buildings. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1953 on.
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2on the National Register
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Quick answers
How Jurupa Valley began, and where its name came from
When was Jurupa Valley founded?
2011
Jurupa Valley dates its founding to 2011 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1893.
2020 census: 105,05315 years
How did Jurupa Valley get its name?
Jurupa Valley’s name is derived from a Native American village that existed in the area prior to the arrival of Europeans.
How historic is Jurupa Valley?
C
What drives the grade ↓More historic than 27% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1893. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Jurupa Valley’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Jurupa Valley is more historic than 27% of U.S. towns, #374 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 Jurupa Valley’s overall grade.
Founding era2011, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19403.4% of homes (±0.6) · typical CA town 3.4% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register2 listings, 15 historic buildings, 1.4 per 10,000 residents · typical CA town 0.0 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 27%
NewerOlder
California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 56%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Jurupa Valley ranks #324 on History.
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 Jurupa Valley’s 1.4 sits above most of its state (78% of California towns have fewer) while its 15 historic buildings outnumber those of 78% of U.S. towns.
Newer cities are common at Jurupa Valley’s size: in the typical U.S. city of 100,000 or more, 5% of homes predate 1940.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 2011.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. The pre-1940 share (±0.6 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (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 Jurupa Valley’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone
Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
West Riverside
Stalder
Wineville
Pedley
Mira Loma
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BelltownBlyCrestmoreDe Anza VillageEnnisGlen AvonHenshawMira LomaOrmandPedleyRubidouxStalderSunnyslope
Gone or out of use
Crestmore QuarrymineGlen Avon Golf CourselocaleGlen Avon QuarrymineJensens QuarrymineJensens QuarrymineOrmand Quarrymine
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Help out
Start Jurupa Valley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jurupa Valley’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Timeline
Jurupa Valley, 1870 to 2011
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1870
In the archiveJensenAlvaradoRanch1870 - 1893Post officeThe West Riverside post office opens
- 1896Post officeThe Stalder post office opens
- 20th century
- 1901Post officeThe West Riverside post office closes
- 1908Post officeThe Stalder post office closes
- 1908Post officeThe Wineville post office opens
- 1930Post officeThe Wineville post office closes
- 1953
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 21st century
- 2011FoundingJurupa Valley is established
By decade
Jurupa Valley, decade by decade
One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
2017
2015
2013
2011
2007On the map
Jurupa Valley on the map, 1953 to 1980
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Jurupa Valley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1953Fontana sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Jurupa Valley.
Then & now
Stand where they stood
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Retake this viewJensenAlvaradoRanch1870, 1870
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Jurupa Valley’s page.
Retake this view · +15On the National Register
2 listings protect 15 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
15
each building in a district counts
first listed
1979
Cornelius Jensen Ranch
BuildingsDistricts
All 2 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Jurupa Valley
Nobody well known was born in Jurupa Valley itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Jurupa Valley’s history
What year was Jurupa Valley founded?
In 2011, according to Wikidata. Jurupa Valley’s post office opened in 1893.
How does Jurupa Valley rank for history?
Jurupa Valley is more historic than 27% of U.S. towns, #374 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.
What is on the National Register in Jurupa Valley?
Two places: the Cornelius Jensen Ranch (listed 1979) and the Galleano Winery (2003).
How old are the homes in Jurupa Valley?
3% of Jurupa Valley’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.4% for a California town; the median home was built in 1979.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
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 (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.