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Norco, California | |
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![]() Lake Norconian Pavilion | |
Motto: "Horsetown USA"[1] | |
![]() Location in Riverside County and the state of California | |
Location within Greater Los Angeles | |
Coordinates: 33°55′52″N 117°32′55″W / 33.93111°N 117.54861°W[2] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Riverside |
Incorporated | December 28, 1964[3] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager[4] |
• Mayor | Kevin Bash |
• Mayor Pro Tem | Greg Newton |
• City Council | Katherine Aleman Robin Grundmeyer Berwin Hanna |
• City Manager | Lori Sassoon |
Area | |
• Total | 14.08 sq mi (36.46 km2) |
• Land | 13.86 sq mi (35.89 km2) |
• Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) 2.22% |
Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,316 |
• Density | 1,920.03/sq mi (741.31/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 92860 |
Area code | 951[6] |
FIPS code | 06-51560 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652819, 2411265 |
Website | www |
Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located roughly 40 miles (64 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean, Norco is known as “Horsetown, USA” and prides itself on being a "horse community”. The area is dotted with corrals, farms, hitching posts, ranches, riding trails, and tack-and-feed supply stores; there are also city ordinances in-place requiring new construction to have a "traditional, rustic... Western flavor".[7]
As of the 2020 census, the city population was 26,316, down from 27,063 at the 2010 census.