California · Census place 0656924

Pico Rivera, California

Pico Rivera is a city in Los Angeles County, California with an estimated 59,363 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 154th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
59,363
#154 of 468 in California
Change since 2020
-4.1%
-2,524 people
Land area
8.3 sq mi
+ 0.59 sq mi water
Density
7,135 / sq mi
State median 3,725
Orange pin: Pico Rivera. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Pico Rivera population, 2020 to 2024

Pico Rivera lost 2,524 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.1%. In the latest year it moved by -187. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 373rd; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so Pico Rivera is 1.6 times that size.

61.9k202060.7k202160.0k202259.6k202359.4k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 62,081. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Pico Rivera covers 8.32 square miles of land and 0.59 of water, for 7,135 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so Pico Rivera is denser than the typical town.

What county Pico Rivera is in

All of Pico Rivera's residents live in Los Angeles County, which had 9,757,179 residents in 2024. Pico Rivera holds 0.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Pico Rivera

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Pico Rivera by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 90660. 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 Pico Rivera is

The Census internal point of Pico Rivera is at 33.989500, -118.089300. Sacramento, the capital, is 369.3 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Montebello, CA (60,617 people), 2.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Downey, CA, 4.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
33.989500, -118.089300
DMS
33°59'22.20"N 118°05'21.48"W
UTM
11N 399390.8E 3761526.5N
Geohash
9qh12g9gp
Plus code
8553XWQ6+Q7

Daylight in Pico Rivera

At 33.99° N, Pico Rivera gets about 14 h 25 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 Pico Rivera

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Montebello, 2.2 miles away, with 60,617 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pico Rivera, CA?

59,363 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 2,524 (4.1%) from 61,887 in July 2020.

What county is Pico Rivera in?

Los Angeles County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Pico Rivera?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 90660.

How far is Pico Rivera from Sacramento?

369.3 miles (594.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Pico Rivera.

What is the nearest larger city to Pico Rivera?

Montebello, CA, with 60,617 residents, 2.2 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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