Welcome to Pico Rivera ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pico Rivera, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1958.

The city was incorporated January 29, 1958.

A typical abbreviation for Pico Rivera: Pico Riv.a

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pico Rivera has a population of 61,968 people<2> (see below for details).

Pico Rivera is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pico Rivera is within the (562) area code.

The ZIP codes for Pico Rivera: 90660-90662, 90665<4>

Websites for Pico Rivera ...

Official Website: www.pico-rivera.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pico Rivera had an population of 61,968 people. This is a decrease of 1.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pico Rivera had a population of 62,942 people. This makes Pico Rivera the county's 28th most populous community.

The population of Pico Rivera represents 0.17% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 133rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 62,942 people, the population of Pico Rivera has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 63,428 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pico Rivera.

Communities near Pico Rivera ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
• El Monte
  (7 miles [11.3 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pico Rivera. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pico Rivera.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pico Rivera ...

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

Adding Pico Rivera to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pico Rivera post office opened in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pico Rivera.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pico Rivera: www.pico-rivera.org/

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

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