Welcome to Covina ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

The city was incorporated August 14, 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Covina has a population of 47,466 people<2> (see below for details).

Covina is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Covina is within the boundaries of the (626) area code.

The ZIP codes for Covina: 91722-91724<4>

Websites for Covina ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Covina had an population of 47,466 people. This is a decrease of 0.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Covina had a population of 47,796 people. This makes Covina the county's 40th most populous community.

The population of Covina represents 0.13% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 47,796 people, the population of Covina increased 2.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 46,837 people).

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

Communities near Covina ...

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

• Anaheim
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• 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
  (18 miles [29 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 east)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
• Downey
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Chino
  (12 miles [19.3 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Covina. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Covina.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covina ...

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

Adding Covina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Covina: www.ci.covina.ca.us/

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

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