California · Census place 0658072
Pomona, California
Pomona is a city in Los Angeles County, California with an estimated 147,966 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 39th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 147,966
- #39 of 468 in California
- Change since 2020
- -2.1%
- -3,099 people
- Land area
- 23.0 sq mi
- Density
- 6,439 / sq mi
- State median 3,725
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Pomona population, 2020 to 2024
Pomona lost 3,099 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.1%. In the latest year it moved by +995. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 285th; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so Pomona is 4.0 times that size.
Pomona covers 22.98 square miles of land, for 6,439 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so Pomona is denser than the typical town.
What county Pomona is in
All of Pomona's residents live in Los Angeles County, which had 9,757,179 residents in 2024. Pomona holds 1.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Pomona
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Pomona by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 91766, 91767, 91768. 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 Pomona is
The Census internal point of Pomona is at 34.058500, -117.761100. Sacramento, the capital, is 375.0 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Ontario, CA (185,285 people), 9.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is West Covina, CA, 8.5 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 259 m (850 ft) above sea level.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.058500, -117.761100
- DMS
- 34°03'30.60"N 117°45'39.96"W
- UTM
- 11N 429761.5E 3768903.6N
- Geohash
- 9qh3b20vp
- Plus code
- 8564365Q+CH
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Daylight in Pomona
At 34.06° N, Pomona 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 33 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Pomona daylight page.
Places near Pomona
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Montclair, 3.7 miles away, with 37,650 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Pomona, CA?
147,966 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 3,099 (2.1%) from 151,065 in July 2020.
What county is Pomona in?
Los Angeles County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Pomona?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 91766, 91767, 91768.
How far is Pomona from Sacramento?
375.0 miles (603.4 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Pomona.
What is the nearest larger city to Pomona?
Ontario, CA, with 185,285 residents, 9.1 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)
- 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.