Welcome to Montebello ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montebello, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

The city was incorporated in October 1920.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montebello has a population of 62,228 people<2> (see below for details).

Montebello is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Montebello is located in the (323) area code.

The ZIP code for Montebello: 90640<4>

Websites for Montebello ...

Official Website:   www.cityofmontebello.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montebellochamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montebello had an population of 62,228 people. This is a decrease of 0.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montebello had a population of 62,500 people. This makes Montebello the county's 29th most populous community.

The population of Montebello represents 0.17% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 134th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 62,500 people, the population of Montebello has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 62,150 people).

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

Communities Also Named Montebello ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Montebello - they are located in New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Virginia.

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

Communities near Montebello ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 south)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Glendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Garden Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Torrance
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <5>
• Pasadena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Inglewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <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 Montebello. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montebello.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montebello ...

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

Adding Montebello to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Montebello post office opened in 1902.

We also found Montebello mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montebello.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Montebello: www.cityofmontebello.com/

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

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