Welcome to La Habra ...
The city of La Habra is located in Orange County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of La Habra, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
The city was incorporated January 20, 1925.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, La Habra has a population of 62,554 people<2> (see below for details).
La Habra is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: La Habra lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
La Habra is within the (562) area code.
The ZIP codes for La Habra: 90631-90633<4>
Websites for La Habra ...
Official Website: www.ci.la-habra.ca.us/
Junior League: www.jlocc.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Habra had an population of 62,554 people. This is an increase of 3.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.07% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, La Habra had a population of 60,239 people. This makes La Habra the county's 18th most populous community.
The population of La Habra represents 0.16% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 138th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 60,239 people, the population of La Habra increased 2.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 58,974 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for La Habra.
Communities Also Named La Habra ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named La Habra: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Habra.
Communities near La Habra ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Habra.
- Los Angeles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Long Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
- Anaheim
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Santa Ana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
- Santa Ana is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <5>
- Irvine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Irvine is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <5>
- Huntington Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <5>
- Ontario
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <5>
- Pomona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- 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>
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 Habra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Habra.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Habra. 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 Habra.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Habra. See our Newspapers Page for La Habra.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Habra ...
Looking for more information about La Habra? 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 Habra, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Habra.
Adding La Habra to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of La Habra 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 Habra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the La Habra post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for La Habra.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Habra: www.ci.la-habra.ca.us/
The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for La Habra. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Habra - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as La Habra). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La Habra or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for La Habra includes: 90631, 90632 & 90633. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |