Welcome to West Covina ...

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

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

The city was incorporated February 17, 1923.

A typical abbreviation for West Covina: W. Covina

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Covina has a population of 104,863 people<2> (see below for details).

West Covina is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Covina is within the boundaries of the (626) area code.

The ZIP codes for West Covina: 91790-91793<4>

Websites for West Covina ...

Official Website: www.westcovina.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Covina had an population of 104,863 people. This is a decrease of 1.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Covina had a population of 106,098 people. This makes West Covina the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of West Covina represents 0.28% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 57th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 106,098 people, the population of West Covina has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 105,080 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Covina.

Communities near West Covina ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Anaheim
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Ontario
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Pomona
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Pasadena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Norwalk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• South Gate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <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 West Covina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Covina.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Covina. Our list includes 27 papers. See our Newspapers Page for West Covina.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Covina ...

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

Adding West Covina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Covina 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 West Covina was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found West Covina in the book titled .<6> From that list, the West Covina post office opened in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Covina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for West Covina: www.westcovina.org/

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

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