Welcome to Irwindale ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irwindale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

The city was incorporated August 6, 1957.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Irwindale has a population of 1,462 people<2> (see below for details).

Irwindale is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Irwindale: 91706<4>

Websites for Irwindale ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.irwindalechamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Irwindale had an population of 1,462 people. This is an increase of 2.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Irwindale had a population of 1,422 people. This makes Irwindale the county's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,422 people, the population of Irwindale decreased 1.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,446 people).

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

Communities near Irwindale ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <5>
• Anaheim
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <5>
• Glendale
  (18 miles [29 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Pomona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (5 miles [8 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>

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 Irwindale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irwindale.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irwindale. See our Newspapers Page for Irwindale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irwindale ...

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

Adding Irwindale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Irwindale post office opened in 1899.

We also found Irwindale mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irwindale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Irwindale: www.ci.irwindale.ca.us/

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

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