Welcome to Temple City ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Temple City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

The city was incorporated May 25, 1960.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Temple City has a population of 35,572 people<2> (see below for details).

Temple City is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Temple City: (626)

The ZIP code for Temple City: 91780<4>

Websites for Temple City ...

Official Website: www.templecity.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Temple City had an population of 35,572 people (or an increase of 6.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Temple City had a population of 35,558 people. This makes Temple City the county's 48th most populous community.

The population of Temple City represents 0.1% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 211st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 35,558 people, the population of Temple City increased 6.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 33,377 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Temple City.

Communities near Temple City ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Fullerton
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Downey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Inglewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• West Covina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Compton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <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 Temple City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Temple City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Temple City ...

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

Adding Temple City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Temple City post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Temple City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Temple City: www.templecity.us/

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

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