Welcome to La Verne ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Verne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Verne has a population of 32,064 people<2> (see below for details).

La Verne is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for La Verne: (909)

The ZIP code for La Verne: 91750<4>

Going back to its beginning, The community of La Verne was originally named Lordsburg. For more information about the names of La Verne, see The Names of La Verne on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for La Verne ...

Official Website: www.ci.la-verne.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Verne had an population of 32,064 people. This is an increase of 3.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Verne had a population of 31,063 people. This makes La Verne the county's 56th most populous community.

The population of La Verne represents 0.08% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 229th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 31,063 people, the population of La Verne decreased 1.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 31,638 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Verne.

Communities near La Verne ...

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

• Fontana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
  • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <5>
• Ontario
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Corona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <5>
• Fullerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Jurupa Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
  • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
• West Covina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Whittier
  (17 miles [27.4 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 La Verne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Verne.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Verne. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for La Verne.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Verne ...

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

Adding La Verne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the La Verne post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Verne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for La Verne: www.ci.la-verne.ca.us/

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

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