California

Distance from Fullerton to Pomona

Straight-line distance

15.3mi

Fullerton, CA and Pomona, CA are 15.3 miles (24.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading NE (39°).

kilometers
24.6
nautical miles
13.3
heading from Fullerton
39° NE
heading from Pomona
219° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fullerton is from Pomona

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and Pomona is 15.3 miles, 24.6 km or 13.3 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 15.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.3
Kilometers
24.6
Nautical miles
13.3
Bearing from Fullerton
38.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Pomona
38.7°
Bearing from Pomona
218.7° SW

Halfway between Fullerton and Pomona

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.972128, -117.844635 (33°58'19.66"N 117°50'40.69"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Diamond Bar, CA, with 52,292 residents, 2.5 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, Fullerton 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

Pomona has 1.1 times the population of Fullerton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and Pomona by -2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
  2. 02Pomona, CA147,966 (-2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fullerton from Pomona?

15.3 miles, 24.6 km or 13.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pomona from Fullerton?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 38.6° and arrives at Pomona on 38.7°. The return trip starts on 218.7°.

What is halfway between Fullerton and Pomona?

The midpoint is at 33.972128, -117.844635. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Diamond Bar, CA, 2.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fullerton and Pomona?

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

Which is bigger, Fullerton or Pomona?

Pomona, with 147,966 residents in July 2024 against 140,054 for Fullerton, 1.1 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)

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