California · Census place 0662896

Rosemead, California

Rosemead is a city in Los Angeles County, California with an estimated 49,582 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 180th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
49,582
#180 of 468 in California
Change since 2020
-2.8%
-1,454 people
Land area
5.2 sq mi
Density
9,609 / sq mi
State median 3,725
Orange pin: Rosemead. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Rosemead population, 2020 to 2024

Rosemead lost 1,454 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.8%. In the latest year it moved by +20. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 321st; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so Rosemead is 1.3 times that size.

51.0k202050.1k202149.7k202249.6k202349.6k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 51,178. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Rosemead covers 5.16 square miles of land, for 9,609 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so Rosemead is denser than the typical town.

What county Rosemead is in

All of Rosemead's residents live in Los Angeles County, which had 9,757,179 residents in 2024. Rosemead holds 0.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Rosemead

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Rosemead by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 91770. 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 Rosemead is

The Census internal point of Rosemead is at 34.068900, -118.082700. Sacramento, the capital, is 364.7 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is El Monte, CA (104,639 people), 3.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.068900, -118.082700
DMS
34°04'8.04"N 118°04'57.72"W
UTM
11N 400093.6E 3770324.3N
Geohash
9qh1bfnc9
Plus code
85633W98+HW

Daylight in Rosemead

At 34.07° N, Rosemead 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.

Places near Rosemead

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is San Gabriel, 2.0 miles away, with 37,926 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Rosemead, CA?

49,582 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,454 (2.8%) from 51,036 in July 2020.

What county is Rosemead in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Rosemead?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 91770.

How far is Rosemead from Sacramento?

364.7 miles (587.0 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Rosemead.

What is the nearest larger city to Rosemead?

El Monte, CA, with 104,639 residents, 3.1 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.

  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.