10 Facts About Pomona CA

For horticulturist Solomon Gates, "Pomona CA" was the winning entry in a contest to name the city in 1875, before anyone had ever planted a fruit tree there.

Pomona CA Mall was a downtown pedestrian mall, recognized by the Los Angeles Conservancy as an outstanding example of Mid-century modern and modern architecture and design.

In 2005, Pomona CA citizens elected Norma Torres, the first woman of Guatemalan heritage to be elected to a mayoral post outside of Guatemala.

Pomona CA is approximately 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, 27 miles north of Santa Ana, 26 miles west of Riverside, and 33 miles west of San Bernardino.

Pomona CA is bordered by the cities of San Dimas on the northwest, La Verne and Claremont on the north, Montclair and Chino on the east, Chino Hills and Diamond Bar on the south, Walnut, South San Jose Hills, and Industry on the southwest, and the unincorporated community of Ramona on the west.

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Pomona CA has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, damp winters and a large amount of sunshine year-round.

Northern Pomona CA has seen some gentrification with additional housing units added and revamped streetscapes.

Pomona CA had two malls, the pedestrian Pomona CA Mall downtown and the Indian Hill Mall, both now defunct as malls per se, but still dedicated to retail and other uses.

Pomona CA was incorporated on January 6,1888, and adopted a charter in 1911, making it a charter city.

Pomona CA is connected to downtown Los Angeles and to downtown Riverside via Metrolink and is connected by Amtrak via the Sunset Limited and the Texas Eagle.