Jurupa Valley

proper noun

A city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Riverside County, California, United States.

    Now, amid another building boom, Mountain House is set to become a city, the first new California city since Jurupa Valley became incorporated in Riverside County in 2011.

    2024 March 13, Wilson Walker, “Community of Mountain House votes overwhelmingly to become 1st California city since 2011”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025

Origin

Incorporated in 2011, but the name existed unofficially much earlier. Preceded by Rancho Jurupa, named after a former Native American village.

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APA

Jurupa Valley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jurupa%20Valley

MLA

“Jurupa Valley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jurupa%20Valley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jurupa Valley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jurupa%20Valley.

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