California

Distance from Anaheim to Pomona

Straight-line distance

14.0mi

Anaheim, CA and Pomona, CA are 14.0 miles (22.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Anaheim, the shortest path starts out heading N (359°).

kilometers
22.6
nautical miles
12.2
heading from Anaheim
359° N
heading from Pomona
179° S
AnaheimPomona

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Anaheim is from Pomona

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Anaheim and Pomona is 14.0 miles, 22.6 km or 12.2 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 14.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.0
Kilometers
22.6
Nautical miles
12.2
Bearing from Anaheim
359.4° N
Bearing arriving at Pomona
359.4°
Bearing from Pomona
179.4° S

Halfway between Anaheim and Pomona

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.957000, -117.759899 (33°57'25.20"N 117°45'35.63"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Chino Hills, CA, with 77,418 residents, 2.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Anaheim gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Pomona 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Anaheim has 2.3 times the population of Pomona. From July 2020 to July 2024, Anaheim changed by -0.6% and Pomona by -2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Anaheim, CA344,561 (-0.6%)
  2. 02Pomona, CA147,966 (-2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Anaheim from Pomona?

14.0 miles, 22.6 km or 12.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pomona from Anaheim?

N. The great-circle path leaves Anaheim on a bearing of 359.4° and arrives at Pomona on 359.4°. The return trip starts on 179.4°.

What is halfway between Anaheim and Pomona?

The midpoint is at 33.957000, -117.759899. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Chino Hills, CA, 2.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Anaheim and Pomona?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Anaheim or Pomona?

Anaheim, with 344,561 residents in July 2024 against 147,966 for Pomona, 2.3 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.