California · Census place 0640340
La Puente, California
La Puente is a city in Los Angeles County, California with an estimated 36,670 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 217th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 36,670
- #217 of 468 in California
- Change since 2020
- -3.3%
- -1,268 people
- Land area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Density
- 10,537 / sq mi
- State median 3,725
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La Puente population, 2020 to 2024
La Puente lost 1,268 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -85. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 346th; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so La Puente is 99% of it.
La Puente covers 3.48 square miles of land, for 10,537 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so La Puente is denser than the typical town.
What county La Puente is in
All of La Puente's residents live in Los Angeles County, which had 9,757,179 residents in 2024. La Puente holds 0.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in La Puente
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap La Puente by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 91744, 91746. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where La Puente is
The Census internal point of La Puente is at 34.032300, -117.953500. Sacramento, the capital, is 370.7 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is West Covina, CA (106,920 people), 3.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.032300, -117.953500
- DMS
- 34°01'56.28"N 117°57'12.60"W
- UTM
- 11N 411978.2E 3766147.3N
- Geohash
- 9qh1egkus
- Plus code
- 856422JW+WH
Daylight in La Puente
At 34.03° N, La Puente gets about 14 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 53 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near La Puente
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is West Covina, 3.0 miles away, with 106,920 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of La Puente, CA?
36,670 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,268 (3.3%) from 37,938 in July 2020.
What county is La Puente in?
Los Angeles County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover La Puente?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 91744, 91746.
How far is La Puente from Sacramento?
370.7 miles (596.6 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from La Puente.
What is the nearest larger city to La Puente?
West Covina, CA, with 106,920 residents, 3.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.