Town guide

San Gabriel, California

San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 38,392 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 91776, and parts of 91775 are in San Gabriel too.

Homes sold for a median of $639 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population38,3929,273 per sq mi
Median home value$945,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$639Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking50%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in San Gabriel

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around San Gabriel

Distances

Nearest major airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Los Angeles, CA19 miles away

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

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

Who represents San Gabriel

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

San Gabriel had 39,568 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 223rd 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.

San Gabriel population by census2000: 39,804, 2010: 39,718, 2020: 39,56839,804200039,718201039,5682020

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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 45°F. About 15.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near San GabrielJan: high 69°F, low 46°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 68°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; Mar: high 71°F, low 51°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 53°F, 0.6 in; May: high 76°F, low 58°F, 0.5 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 62°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 65°F, 0 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 66°F, 0 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 64°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 81°F, low 57°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 74°F, low 51°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 68°F, low 45°F, 2.4 in69°46°Jan3.668°47°Feb4.271°51°Mar2.574°53°Apr0.676°58°May0.581°62°Jun0.186°65°Jul0.088°66°Aug0.087°64°Sep0.181°57°Oct0.674°51°Nov0.968°45°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Gabriel Fire Dept, CA weather station (about a mile 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

393 doctors and other health care providers list an office in San Gabriel.

Nearest hospitals

  • San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · San GabrielUnder a mile
  • Garfield Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Monterey Park2.7 miles
  • Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alhambra3.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors55
Specialist doctors83
Dentists101
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants50
Mental health providers34
Physical and occupational therapists25
Optometrists31
Chiropractors14
Pharmacies25

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 San Gabriel

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Almansor Park · 27 acres1.5 mi
  • Vincent Lugo Park · 10 acres1.2 mi
  • Smith Park · 6 acres0.6 mi
  • Rosemead Community Center Park · 2 acres1.5 mi
  • Sally Tanner Park · 2 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (13 nearby)

  • Good Fortune Supermarket0.3 mi
  • 168 Market0.6 mi
  • Mitsuwa Marketplace0.9 mi
  • Super A Foods1.0 mi

Pharmacies (6 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.5 mi
  • Lucky Pharmacy0.8 mi
  • 986 Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.5 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • San Gabriel Public Library0.4 mi
  • Rosemead Library1.5 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • San Gabriel Historical Association0.9 mi
  • Ramona Museum of California History0.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • San Gabriel Mission Playhouse0.9 mi
  • Mission Art Center0.9 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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

Established in 1771.

Notable people born here

  • George S. Patton (1885) · United States Army general (1885–1945)
  • Susan Atkins (1948) · American convicted murderer from California (1948-2009)
  • Bill Mumy (1954) · American actor
  • Darrall Imhoff (1938) · American basketball player (1938-2017)
  • Guy Rose (1867) · American artist (1867-1925)
  • Laura Aguilar (1959) · American photographer (1959-2018)

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

Schools in San Gabriel

Public schools here are run by San Gabriel Unified, Garvey Elementary, Temple City Unified and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Coolidge ElementarySan GabrielK–5232Public1.4 mi
Dewey Avenue ElementarySan GabrielK–6341Public1.4 mi
Emperor ElementarySan GabrielK–6650Public1.5 mi
McKinley ElementarySan GabrielK–5618Public1.1 mi
Roosevelt ElementarySan GabrielK–5365Public0.5 mi
Washington ElementarySan GabrielK–5401Public0.9 mi
Wilson ElementarySan GabrielK–5379Public1.4 mi
Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel6–81,013Public0.9 mi
Options for Youth San GabrielSan Gabriel7–12244Charter1.1 mi
Gabrielino HighSan Gabriel9–121,438Public1.0 mi
San Gabriel HighSan Gabriel9–121,761Public1.0 mi
Del Mar HighSan Gabriel10–1236Alternative Education0.4 mi
Marshall Early Education CenterSan Gabriel——Public1.6 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Ark Christian AcademySan GabrielPre-K–K80Christian (no specific denomination)1.8 mi
Clairbourn SchoolSan GabrielPre-K–8242Nonsectarian2.1 mi
San Gabriel Mission Elementary SchoolSan GabrielPre-K–8193Roman Catholic0.9 mi
Total Child Preschool Learning Link Inc.San GabrielPre-K–K9Nonsectarian0.7 mi
Angela Preschool KindergartenSan GabrielTK–K23Nonsectarian1.0 mi
San Gabriel Christian SchoolSan GabrielTK–8211Christian (no specific denomination)0.5 mi
St Anthony SchoolSan Gabriel9–12375Roman Catholic1.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with East San Gabriel and Temple City.

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