Town guide

Citrus, California

Citrus is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 10,904 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 91702, 91722 and 91740.

Homes sold for a median of $494 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population10,90412,391 per sq mi
Median home value$632,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$494Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking36%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Citrus

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Citrus. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Citrus

Distances

Nearest major airportOntario International Airport (ONT)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Anaheim, CA20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA30 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Citrus; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Citrus

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Citrus had 10,243 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 477th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Los Angeles County grew from 170,298 residents in 1900 to 10,014,009 in 2020.

Citrus population by census2000: 10,581, 2010: 10,866, 2020: 10,24310,581200010,866201010,2432020

Los Angeles County, 1900–2020

Los Angeles County population, 1900 to 20201900: 170,298, 1910: 504,131, 1920: 936,455, 1930: 2,208,492, 1940: 2,785,643, 1950: 4,151,687, 1960: 6,038,771, 1970: 7,032,075, 1980: 7,477,503, 1990: 8,863,164, 2000: 9,519,338, 2010: 9,818,605, 2020: 10,014,009170K’00’10936K’20’302.8M’40’506.0M’60’707.5M’80’909.5M’00’1010.0M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 14.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CitrusJan: high 68°F, low 43°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 45°F, 4.2 in; Mar: high 72°F, low 47°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 50°F, 1 in; May: high 78°F, low 54°F, 0.2 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 57°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 62°F, 0 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 63°F, 0 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 60°F, 0 in; Oct: high 81°F, low 54°F, 1 in; Nov: high 74°F, low 47°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 67°F, low 42°F, 2.3 in68°43°Jan2.967°45°Feb4.272°47°Mar2.176°50°Apr1.078°54°May0.284°57°Jun0.190°62°Jul0.092°63°Aug0.089°60°Sep0.081°54°Oct1.074°47°Nov0.767°42°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pomona/Fairplex, CA weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Los Angeles County

3,987,736 jobs at 304,988 businesses in Los Angeles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Los Angeles CountyHealth care and social assistance: 642,665 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 459,745 jobs; Retail trade: 419,890 jobs; Professional services: 320,516 jobs; Manufacturing: 292,916 jobs; Administrative and support: 258,515 jobs; Information: 243,507 jobs; Wholesale trade: 224,605 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 11% Professional services 8% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7% Information 6% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

679 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Citrus’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Glendora2.0 miles
  • Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Covina2.1 miles
  • San Dimas Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · San Dimas4.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors54
Specialist doctors40
Dentists83
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants103
Mental health providers319
Physical and occupational therapists50
Optometrists14
Chiropractors16
Pharmacies32

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Citrus

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Memorial Park · 13 acres0.8 mi
  • Gladstone Park · 5 acres0.2 mi
  • Slauson Park · 3 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Grocery Outlet0.9 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi

Libraries

  • Azusa City Library1.1 mi
  • Stamps Theological Library1.2 mi
  • Hayden Library1.5 mi
  • Irwindale Public Library2.1 mi
  • Covina Public Library2.3 mi

Museums

  • HH Museum2.2 mi
  • Covina Firehouse Jail Museum2.3 mi
  • Glendora Historical Society2.6 mi
  • Duarte Historical Museum2.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • ampitheater1.1 mi
  • Warehouse Theater1.2 mi
  • Black Box Theater1.2 mi
  • Haugh Performing Arts Center1.4 mi
  • Duarte Performing Arts Center4.1 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Citrus

Public schools here are run by Covina-Valley Unified, Azusa Unified, Charter Oak Unified and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (28)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Ben Lomond ElementaryCovinaK–5506Public1.9 mi
Charles H. Lee ElementaryAzusaK–5378Public0.9 mi
Clifford D. Murray ElementaryAzusaK–5397Public0.5 mi
Covina-Valley Learning Options AcademyCovinaK–1257Alternative Education1.2 mi
Henry Dalton ElementaryAzusaK–5333Public1.4 mi
LongfellowAzusaK—Public1.5 mi
Magnolia ElementaryAzusaK–5367Public0.8 mi
Manzanita ElementaryCovinaK–5425Public3.0 mi
Merwin ElementaryCovinaK–5462Public2.3 mi
Oak Knoll AlternativeGlendoraK–12107Alternative Education3.1 mi
Paramount ElementaryAzusaK–5513Public0.6 mi
Stanton ElementaryGlendoraK–5551Public1.4 mi
Sutherland ElementaryGlendoraK–5488Public4.7 mi
Valleydale ElementaryAzusaK–5526Public1.0 mi
Victor F. Hodge ElementaryAzusaK–5460Public1.8 mi
Washington ElementaryGlendoraK–6421Public1.9 mi
Willow ElementaryGlendoraK–6388Public3.5 mi
Gladstone MiddleCovina6–81,326Public1.2 mi
Las Palmas MiddleCovina6–8887Public2.1 mi
Bridges Community DayGlendora7–121Alternative Education3.1 mi
Arrow High (Continuation)Glendora9–1271Alternative Education3.1 mi
Azusa HighAzusa9–121,609Public0.5 mi
Fairvalley High (Continuation)Covina9–12115Alternative Education1.2 mi
Northview HighCovina9–121,247Public1.8 mi
San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational ProgramGlendora9–12—Career and Technical1.2 mi
Sierra HighAzusa9–12119Alternative Education1.0 mi
Whitcomb Continuation HighGlendora9–12104Alternative Education1.9 mi
Covina-Valley Children's CenterCovina——Public2.0 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Foothill Christian SchoolGlendoraTK–8491Baptist2.0 mi
St Frances of Rome SchoolAzusaTK–899Roman Catholic1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Azusa, Covina, Glendora and Vincent.

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