Welcome to Norco ...

The city of Norco is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norco, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Norco has a population of 26,719 people<2> (see below for details).

Norco is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Norco lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Norco lies within the (951) area code.

The ZIP code for Norco: 92860<4>

Websites for Norco ...

Official Website: www.norco.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Norco had an population of 26,719 people. This is a decrease of 1.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Norco had a population of 27,063 people. This makes Norco the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Norco represents 0.07% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 251st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 27,063 people, the population of Norco increased 12.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 24,157 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Norco.

Communities Also Named Norco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Norco - it's located in Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Norco.

Communities near Norco ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norco.

• Riverside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• San Bernardino
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardino
  • San Bernardino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Bernardino <5>
• Fontana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
  • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <5>
• Moreno Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno Valley
  • Moreno Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreno Valley <5>
• Ontario
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Rancho Cucamonga
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cucamonga
  • Rancho Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cucamonga <5>
• Pomona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <5>
• Jurupa Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
  • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
• Rialto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
  • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <5>
• Chino
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
  • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Norco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norco.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norco. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norco.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norco. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Norco.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norco ...

Looking for more information about Norco? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Norco, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Norco.

Adding Norco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norco in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Norco was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Norco: www.norco.ca.us/

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/