East Hemet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States, located east of Hemet. East Hemet is in an unincorporated area outside the city limits of Hemet. The population was 17,418 at the 2010 census, up from 14,823 at the 2000 census. East Hemet is located at 33°44′10″N 116°56′25″W (33.736120, -116.940305).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13 km2), all of it land. 

The 2010 United States Census reported that East Hemet had a population of 17,418. The population density was 3,341.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,290.0/km2).