Welcome to Arcadia ...

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

Arcadia was established in 1839 and was incorporated August 5, 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arcadia has a population of 56,689 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Arcadia is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Arcadia: 626

The ZIP codes for Arcadia: 91006-91007, 91066, 91077<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arcadia had an population of 56,689 people. This is an increase of 0.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arcadia had a population of 56,364 people. This makes Arcadia the county's 33rd most populous community.

The population of Arcadia represents 0.15% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 150th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 56,364 people, the population of Arcadia increased 6.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 53,054 people).

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

Communities Also Named Arcadia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Arcadia: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in San Bernardino County.

Beyond California, there are 43 communities that are also named Arcadia - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Arcadia ...

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

Communities near Arcadia ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Arcadia to Los Angeles
• Glendale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • 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>
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  • From Arcadia to Glendale
• Pomona
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Google driving directions:
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• Pasadena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
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• Fullerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
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• Downey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
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• West Covina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • 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>
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  • From Arcadia to West Covina
• Norwalk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norwalk
  • From Arcadia to Norwalk
• Burbank
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <5>
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  • From Arcadia to Burbank
• South Gate
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • South Gate is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <5>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Arcadia to South Gate

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcadia ...

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

Adding Arcadia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Arcadia post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcadia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Arcadia: www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/

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

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