California

Distance from Orange to West Covina

Straight-line distance

18.8mi

Orange, CA and West Covina, CA are 18.8 miles (30.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Orange, the shortest path starts out heading N (351°).

kilometers
30.2
nautical miles
16.3
heading from Orange
351° N
heading from West Covina
171° S
OrangeWest Covina

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

How far Orange is from West Covina

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Orange and West Covina is 18.8 miles, 30.2 km or 16.3 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 18.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.8
Kilometers
30.2
Nautical miles
16.3
Bearing from Orange
351.5° N
Bearing arriving at West Covina
351.5°
Bearing from West Covina
171.5° S

Halfway between Orange and West Covina

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.921452, -117.885562 (33°55'17.23"N 117°53'8.02"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brea, CA, with 47,844 residents, 1.2 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, Orange gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and West Covina 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

Orange has 1.3 times the population of West Covina. From July 2020 to July 2024, Orange changed by -1.1% and West Covina by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Orange, CA137,941 (-1.1%)
  2. 02West Covina, CA106,920 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Orange from West Covina?

18.8 miles, 30.2 km or 16.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Covina from Orange?

N. The great-circle path leaves Orange on a bearing of 351.5° and arrives at West Covina on 351.5°. The return trip starts on 171.5°.

What is halfway between Orange and West Covina?

The midpoint is at 33.921452, -117.885562. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brea, CA, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Orange and West Covina?

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

Which is bigger, Orange or West Covina?

Orange, with 137,941 residents in July 2024 against 106,920 for West Covina, 1.3 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)

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