Welcome to Rancho Palos Verdes ...

The coastal city of Rancho Palos Verdes is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rancho Palos Verdes, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated September 7, 1973.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rancho Palos Verdes has a population of 41,314 people<2> (see below for details).

Rancho Palos Verdes is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rancho Palos Verdes: (310) & (424)<4>

The ZIP code for Rancho Palos Verdes: 90275<5>

Websites for Rancho Palos Verdes ...

Official Website: www.palosverdes.com/rpv/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rancho Palos Verdes had an population of 41,314 people. This is a decrease of 0.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rancho Palos Verdes had a population of 41,643 people. This makes Rancho Palos Verdes the county's 43rd most populous community.

The population of Rancho Palos Verdes represents 0.11% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 192nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 41,643 people, the population of Rancho Palos Verdes increased 1.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 41,145 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rancho Palos Verdes.

Communities near Rancho Palos Verdes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rancho Palos Verdes.

• Long Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Torrance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Downey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Inglewood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Compton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <6>
• South Gate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Santa Monica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
  • Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <6>
• Carson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Carson is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <6>
• Hawthorne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <6>
• Lakewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rancho Palos Verdes ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rancho Palos Verdes: www.palosverdes.com/rpv/

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

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