Town guide

Claremont, California

Claremont is a city in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 36,595 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 91711 and 91759.

Homes sold for a median of $387 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population36,5952,745 per sq mi
Median home value$897,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$387Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Claremont

2 ZIP codes

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

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Around Claremont

Distances

Nearest major airportOntario International Airport (ONT)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Anaheim, CA18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA40 miles away

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

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

Who represents Claremont

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

Claremont had 37,266 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 232nd 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.

Claremont population by census2000: 33,998, 2010: 34,926, 2020: 37,26633,998200034,926201037,2662020

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 ClaremontJan: 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 (3 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

556 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Claremont’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Casa Colina HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Pomona1.9 miles
  • Montclair Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Montclair2.6 miles
  • Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Pomona3.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors43
Specialist doctors28
Dentists56
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants64
Mental health providers304
Physical and occupational therapists49
Optometrists8
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies10

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 Claremont

Parks (33 nearby)

  • Cabrillo Park · 20 acres2.4 mi
  • Cahuilla Park · 18 acres0.4 mi
  • La Puerta Sports Park · 18 acres1.2 mi
  • Palomares Park · 18 acres2.0 mi
  • Griffith Park · 11 acres1.3 mi
  • Greenbelt Park · 10 acres2.3 mi

Grocery stores (8 nearby)

  • Trader Joe's0.4 mi
  • Sprouts Farmers Market0.8 mi
  • Vons0.9 mi
  • Stater Bros.1.1 mi

Pharmacies (5 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
  • Claremont Pharmacy1.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.1 mi

Libraries (5 nearby)

  • Denison Library0.6 mi
  • Honnold Library0.7 mi
  • Mudd Library0.7 mi
  • Claremont Helen Renwick Library1.0 mi
  • Fawcett Library1.5 mi

Museums (5 nearby)

  • Clark Humanities Museum0.7 mi
  • Petterson Museum of Intercultural Art0.9 mi
  • Benton Museum of Art1.0 mi
  • Claremont Lewis Museum of Art1.2 mi
  • Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology1.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)

  • Lincoln Ceramic Arts Building0.5 mi
  • Performing Arts Center/Garrison Theater0.6 mi
  • Founding Faculty Amphitheater0.9 mi
  • Community Performance Stage1.0 mi
  • Seaver Theatre1.1 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Colleges and universities

  • Claremont Graduate University
  • Claremont Lincoln University
  • Western CUNA Management School

Notable people born here

  • Jim Steinman (1947) · American composer, lyricist and record producer (1947–2021)
  • Robert Buckley (1981) · American actor
  • Kori Carter (1992) · American hurdler
  • Evelyn Stevens (1983) · American racing cyclist
  • Tony Beltran (1987) · American soccer player
  • Frederick Sumner Brackett (1896) · American physicist (1896–1988)
  • Elliot Graham (1976) · American film editor
  • Raja Kumari (1986) · Indian-American rapper

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Claremont

Public schools here are run by Claremont Unified, Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Chaparral ElementaryClaremontK–6648Public0.6 mi
Condit ElementaryClaremontK–6603Public0.7 mi
Danbury Special EducationClaremontK–847Special Education1.4 mi
Mountain View ElementaryClaremontK–6408Public0.8 mi
Mt. Baldy Joint ElementaryMt. BaldyK–8—Public8.9 mi
Oakmont ElementaryClaremontK–6270Public1.4 mi
Sumner ElementaryClaremontK–6444Public1.4 mi
Sycamore ElementaryClaremontK–6350Public0.6 mi
Vista del Valle ElementaryClaremontK–6264Public1.7 mi
El Roble IntermediateClaremont7–8952Public1.1 mi
Claremont HighClaremont9–122,065Public0.2 mi
San Antonio High (Continuation)Claremont10–1269Alternative Education1.9 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Foothill Country Day SchoolClaremontPre-K–8355Nonsectarian1.3 mi
International Montessori PreschoolClaremontPre-K–TK4Nonsectarian1.4 mi
Kiddie AcademyClaremontPre-K–K40Nonsectarian0.8 mi
Western Christian SchoolsClaremontPre-K–8587Christian (no specific denomination)1.5 mi
The Webb SchoolsClaremont9–12404Nonsectarian1.6 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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