Pomona, California

Pomona Local Services

148K Residents
28.2 mi from DTLA
23 mi² Area

Pomona at a Glance

👥 148,391 Population
💰 $78,869 Median Household Income
🎂 35.4 Median Age
📐 22.98 mi² Total Area
🏙️ 6,457 People per sq mile
⛰️ 866 ft Elevation
🚗 28.2 mi 28 miles from Downtown LA (~56–85 min drive)
🌊 Coastal City 🏞️ River Access ⛰️ Mountain Area

Pomona Weather

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63°F
overcast clouds
Pomona, CA
Feels Like 62°
Humidity 75%
Wind 6 mph
Visibility 5 mi
Updated at 5:36 PM
4-Day Forecast
Sunday clear sky 🌙 59° 59°
Monday clear sky 🌙 58° 58°
Tuesday broken clouds ☁️ 58° 58°

About Pomona

History

Pomona ( pə-MOH-nə) is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley.

Pomona was incorporated in 1888, making it one of the oldest cities in Los Angeles County. It grew as a citrus shipping hub along the Southern Pacific Railroad before industrializing in the 20th century.

City Facts

Incorporated 1888
Government City Council
Official Site www.ci.pomona.ca.us

Economy

Since the 1980s, Pomona's newest neighborhood Phillips Ranch, experienced rapid growth with homes still being built in the hilly area between Downtown and Diamond Bar. Today, Phillips Ranch is nearly all residential. According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city and number of employees are Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (3,230), Pomona Unified School District (3,034), California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (2,440), Fairplex (1,0

healthcare education finance

Landmarks & Attractions

dA Center for the Art Fairplex, annual Los Angeles County Fair In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip formerly known as Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Pomona Raceway) YgnaIasa Primera de Rancho San Jose, List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California – Pomona Pomona Envisions the Future mural in the Arts District of Pomona The Glass House Pomona Fox Theater Phillips Mansion Cal Poly Pomona American Museum of Ceramic Art RailGiants Train Museum Pomona Ebell Museum of History Spadra

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