California

Distance from Palmdale to West Covina

Straight-line distance

38.6mi

Palmdale, CA and West Covina, CA are 38.6 miles (62.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Palmdale, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (163°).

kilometers
62.2
nautical miles
33.6
heading from Palmdale
163° SSE
heading from West Covina
343° NNW
PalmdaleWest Covina

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

How far Palmdale is from West Covina

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Palmdale and West Covina is 38.6 miles, 62.2 km or 33.6 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 38.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
38.6
Kilometers
62.2
Nautical miles
33.6
Bearing from Palmdale
163.2° SSE
Bearing arriving at West Covina
163.3°
Bearing from West Covina
343.3° NNW

Halfway between Palmdale and West Covina

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.323489, -118.007338 (34°19'24.56"N 118°00'26.42"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sierra Madre, CA, with 10,775 residents, 10.9 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, Palmdale gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and West Covina 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 53 min. Palmdale is 0.54° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Palmdale has 1.5 times the population of West Covina. From July 2020 to July 2024, Palmdale changed by -3.8% and West Covina by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Palmdale, CA162,536 (-3.8%)
  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 Palmdale from West Covina?

38.6 miles, 62.2 km or 33.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Covina from Palmdale?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Palmdale on a bearing of 163.2° and arrives at West Covina on 163.3°. The return trip starts on 343.3°.

What is halfway between Palmdale and West Covina?

The midpoint is at 34.323489, -118.007338. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sierra Madre, CA, 10.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Palmdale and West Covina?

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

Which is bigger, Palmdale or West Covina?

Palmdale, with 162,536 residents in July 2024 against 106,920 for West Covina, 1.5 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.