Glendora, California
Glendora, California | |
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Glendora Village with Ficus trees | |
| Motto: Pride of the Foothills | |
Location of Glendora in Los Angeles County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 34°8′10″N 117°51′55″W / 34.13611°N 117.86528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Founded | April 1, 1887 |
| Incorporated | November 13, 1911 |
| Named after | Leadora Bennett Whitcomb |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Fredendall |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Michael Allawos |
| • Councilmember | Karen K Davis
Shaunna Elias Mendell Thompson |
| • City Manager | Adam Raymond |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.66 sq mi (50.92 km2) |
| • Land | 19.51 sq mi (50.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) 0.84% |
| Elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,558 |
| • Density | 2,582/sq mi (996.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 91740 and 91741 |
| Area codes | 626, 909 |
| FIPS code | 06-30014 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652713 |
| Website | www |
Glendora is a city in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, California, 26 miles (42 km) east of Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census, the population of Glendora was 52,558. World-famous Route 66 runs through the city.
Known as the "Pride of the Foothills", Glendora is nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Its downtown area, locally known as the Glendora Village, hosts dozens of restaurants, cafes, shops, and boutiques along Glendora Avenue with many community events scheduled throughout the year.
Neighborhoods and residences in Glendora reflect the city's history and range from Queen Annes, to Folk Victorians, early 20th-century bungalows, to ranch style homes, to mid-rise multi-family residential complexes, to modern mansions. Glendora's most expensive neighborhoods contain many very large, secluded, estate homes with views across the San Gabriel Valley to Downtown Los Angeles.
Glendora is bordered by Azusa and the unincorporated community of Citrus to the west, San Dimas to the east and south, Covina and the unincorporated community of Charter Oak to the south, and the San Gabriel Mountains, including protected areas within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, to the north.