Lemon Grove, California

About Lemon Grove

Lemon Grove is a thriving city in southeastern California with an estimated population of 27,867.

Lemon Grove holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.88 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 7,182 residents per square mile.

📰 Lemon Grove News Today

• 4 children, 1 adult hospitalized in vehicle crash in Lemon Grove 10News.com · Aug 7
• 3209 Kempf St-8005 Roy St, Lemon Grove, CA 91945 Realtor.com · Aug 8
• Lemon Grove earns ‘Clean California Community’ designation The East County Californian · Jun 12
• Lemon Grove extends interim city manager’s contract, search for permanent pick continues - San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego Union-Tribune · Jul 22
• Lemon Grove Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lemon Grove Unique

• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 27,867.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Lemon Grove

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lemon Grove

• Ali's Chicken & Waffles
• Buka - Taste of Nigeria — african
• Cafe Royale (café)
• Cafeina Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Cali Baguette — asian
• Cali Mex Cocina — mexican
• Caribbean Taste — jamaican
• Carnitas Uruapan — mexican
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• CoCoCurry - Thai Curry Cafe — thai

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Chuck E. Cheese
• Lemon Grove Big Lemon · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lemon Grove

• Azalea Park reviews ★
• Berry Street Park reviews ★
• Chollas Park reviews ★
• Dan Kunkel Park reviews ★
• Lemon Grove Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Lemon Grove Park reviews ★
• Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Community Park reviews ★
• Monterey Heights Park reviews ★
• Treganza Heritage Park reviews ★
• Valencia Park Joint Use Facility reviews ★
• Blessed Sacrament Field reviews ★
• Central Avenue Mini-Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lemon Grove

• Lemon Grove Academy Elementary
• Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities
• Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center
• Monterey Heights Elementary
• Mt. Vernon Elementary
• San Altos Elementary
• San Miguel Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lemon Grove

🏘️ Nearby Communities