Lake Mathews, California

About Lake Mathews

Set in the southeastern part of California, Lake Mathews is a small unincorporated community.

Lake Mathews holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 15.93 square miles.

📰 Lake Mathews News Today

• Brush Fire Ignites Near Lake Mathews: 8 Acres Burn Patch · Jun 12
• Pedestrian dies after being struck by hit-and-run driver near Lake Mathews, CHP says pressenterprise.com · Jan 2
• Firefighters Battle Brush Fire Near Lake Mathews In RivCo Patch · Apr 29
• Stay away from Lake Mathews, Californians Daily Breeze · Mar 18
• 3.4-magnitude earthquake shakes portions of Inland Empire New York Post · Jun 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lake Mathews Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Mathews — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Mathews

• Harford Springs Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Mathews Ecological Reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lake Mathews

🏘️ Nearby Communities