Welcome to Pico ...

Pico is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

The location of Pico has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pico, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Pico is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Pico ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pico - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Pico ...

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

• Santa Clarita
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clarita
  • Santa Clarita is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clarita <4>
• Thousand Oaks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Oaks <4>
• Simi Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simi Valley
  • Simi Valley is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simi Valley <4>
• Moorpark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorpark
  • Moorpark is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorpark <4>
• San Fernando
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando
  • San Fernando is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Fernando <4>
• Calabasas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabasas
  • Calabasas is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabasas <4>
• Agoura Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agoura Hills
  • Agoura Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agoura Hills <4>
• Fillmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <4>
• Westlake Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
  • Westlake Village is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake Village <4>
• Hidden Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hidden Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidden Hills <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pico ...

Looking for more information about Pico? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pico, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pico.

Adding Pico to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pico 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 Pico was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Pico in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Pico post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pico.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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