Irwindale California Map

About Irwindale, California

Irwindale is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,377. The population density is 59.2 people per km². Irwindale is located at 34.1070°N, 117.9353°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 91706.

Irwindale sits where the dusty foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains begin to soften their hard edges against the vast, sun-baked San Gabriel Valley. It lies 2.1 miles northeast of Baldwin Park, CA (from Baldwin Park, CA: bearing 44°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north of West Covina. The land here is predominantly flat, a broad, alluvial plain scored by the occasional dry wash that remembers the infrequent, violent rains of the region. Sparse, scrubby vegetation, tough and resilient, clings to the earth, punctuated by the more ordered rows of urban development and industrial parks. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a faint, dry scent of dust and distant chaparral, a smell that has clung to this place for millennia. Underneath it all, the earth hums with a quiet, tectonic tension, a reminder of the deep forces that shaped this landscape. The history of Irwindale is inextricably linked to the extraction of its natural resources, particularly the rich deposits of gravel and sand quarried for the burgeoning construction needs of Southern California. This industrial backbone has given Irwindale a distinct character, a working-class identity forged in the dust and labor of its quarries. For decades, the rhythmic clang of machinery and the rumble of trucks were the dominant sounds, a constant hum of economic activity that fueled growth across the region. While the landscape still bears the marks of this past, with vast open pits and processing plants, Irwindale is also a gateway to the natural beauty of the San Gabriels, offering a stark contrast between engineered industry and the raw, untamed power of the mountains looming just beyond. The Pacific light, when it filters through the haze, often casts a warm, golden glow on the industrial structures, lending an unexpected, almost melancholic beauty to the scene.

About This Irwindale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Irwindale, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.106953, -117.935341. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Irwindale and Los Angeles County.

Detailed location data for Irwindale includes the ZIP code (91706), telephone area code (818, 747), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Duarte Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Irwindale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.