Welcome to Azusa ...

The city of Azusa is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Azusa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Azusa has a population of 49,689 people<2> (see below for details).

Azusa is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Azusa lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Azusa: (626)

The ZIP code for Azusa: 91702<4>

Websites for Azusa ...

Official Website: www.ci.azusa.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Azusa had an population of 49,689 people. This is an increase of 7.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Azusa had a population of 46,361 people. This makes Azusa the county's 41st most populous community.

The population of Azusa represents 0.12% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 46,361 people, the population of Azusa increased 3.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 44,712 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Azusa.

Communities near Azusa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Azusa.

• Glendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Ontario
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Rancho Cucamonga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cucamonga
  • Rancho Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cucamonga <5>
• Pomona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <5>
• Pasadena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <5>
• Fullerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
• El Monte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <5>
• Downey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
• Norwalk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Chino
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
  • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Azusa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Azusa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Azusa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Azusa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Azusa. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Azusa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Azusa ...

Looking for more information about Azusa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Azusa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Azusa.

Adding Azusa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Azusa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Azusa was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Azusa on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Azusa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Azusa: www.ci.azusa.ca.us/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/