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Welcome to Palmdale ...The city of Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. The city was incorporated August 24, 1962. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Palmdale has a population of 152,163 people<2> (see below for details). Palmdale is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Palmdale is ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Palmdale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Palmdale is within the boundaries of the (661) area code. The ZIP codes for Palmdale: 93550-93552, 93590-93591, 93599<4> Websites for Palmdale ...Official Website: www.cityofpalmdale.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Palmdale had an population of 152,163 people. This is a decrease of 0.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.42% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Palmdale had a population of 152,750 people. This makes Palmdale the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Palmdale represents 0.41% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 152,750 people, the population of Palmdale increased 30.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 116,670 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Palmdale. Communities Also Named Palmdale ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Palmdale: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in San Diego County. Beyond California, there are 4 communities that are also named Palmdale - they are located in Florida, Minnesota and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmdale. Communities near Palmdale ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palmdale.
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 Palmdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmdale. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palmdale. 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 Palmdale. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmdale. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Palmdale. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmdale ...Looking for more information about Palmdale? 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 Palmdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Palmdale. Adding Palmdale to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Palmdale 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 Palmdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Palmdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmdale. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Palmdale: www.cityofpalmdale.org/ The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/ The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/ Footnotes ...
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