Welcome to Monrovia ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monrovia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Monrovia has a population of 37,401 people<2> (see below for details).

Monrovia is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Monrovia lies within the (626) area code.

The ZIP codes for Monrovia: 91016-91017<4>

Websites for Monrovia ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monrovia had an population of 37,401 people. This is an increase of 2.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monrovia had a population of 36,590 people. This makes Monrovia the county's 47th most populous community.

The population of Monrovia represents 0.1% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 208th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 36,590 people, the population of Monrovia has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 36,929 people).

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

Communities Also Named Monrovia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Monrovia - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland and Virginia.

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

Communities near Monrovia ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Glendale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • 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>
• Pomona
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Downey
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• West Covina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Norwalk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Burbank
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <5>
• South Gate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
  • 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monrovia. Our list includes 24 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Monrovia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monrovia ...

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

Adding Monrovia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monrovia 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 Monrovia was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Monrovia mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monrovia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Monrovia: www.ci.monrovia.ca.us/

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

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