Welcome to Glendora ...

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

Glendora was established in 1887 and was incorporated November 13, 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glendora has a population of 50,895 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Glendora is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Glendora: (626)

The ZIP code for Glendora: 91741<4>

Websites for Glendora ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glendora had an population of 50,895 people. This is an increase of 1.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glendora had a population of 50,073 people. This makes Glendora the county's 37th most populous community.

The population of Glendora represents 0.13% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 169th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 50,073 people, the population of Glendora increased 1.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 49,415 people).

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

Communities Also Named Glendora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Glendora - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi and New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glendora.

Communities near Glendora ...

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

• Ontario
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• West Covina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covina
  • West Covina is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Covina <5>
• Chino
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Alhambra
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Alhambra is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alhambra <5>
• Whittier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
  • Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <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 Glendora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glendora.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glendora. 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 Glendora.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendora. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Glendora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glendora ...

Looking for more information about Glendora? 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 Glendora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glendora.

Adding Glendora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glendora 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 Glendora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glendora post office opened in 1887.

We also found Glendora in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Glendora: www.ci.glendora.ca.us/

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

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