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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 located in 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 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)
  • Long Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Anaheim
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Orange
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, 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 Pico Rivera.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pico Rivera - 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 Pico Rivera). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pico Rivera or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Pico Rivera includes: 90660, 90661 & 90662.
<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/









 

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