Monrovia Facts & Phone Numbers

Monrovia is located 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley in the county of Los Angeles. Monrovia was founded May 17, 1886 and incorporated in 1887.

Area - 13.73 sq. miles
Median Age - 34.6
Population - 36,929
White - 46.6%
Hispanic - 35.2%
Black - 8.7%
Asian - 7.02%
Other - 1.5%

Households - 13,662
Average Household Income - $45,300.00
Average Household Size - 3.29
Housing Units - 13,957

Business Establishments - 1,066 approx. total
Retail Trade - 135 establishments
Manufacturing - 128 establishments
Professional/Technical/Scientific - 120 establishments
Construction - 114 establishments
Wholesale Trade - 103 establishments
Accommodations/Food Services - 92 establishments
Total Employment - 17,625

LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
Congressional - 28th
State Senatorial - 29th
State Assembly - 59th
State Assembly - 44th

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
CITY HALL - 626-932-5550
FIRE DEPT. - 626-256-8181
POLICE DEPT. - 626-256-8000

Monrovia Community Services Dept. Recreation & Senior Services - 626-256-8246
Monrovia Canyon Park - 626-256-8282
Historical Museum - 626-357-9537 or 358-4174
KGEM Community Media of the Foothills - 626-357-4974
Library - 626-256-8274
LA County Health Dept. - 626-256-1600
Monrovia Unified School Dist. - 626-471-2000
Monrovia Adult Education - 626-471-3035
Family Festival Productions Friday Night Street Fair - 866-440-3374
Krikorian Cinema 12 - 626-305-7469
Post Office - 800-275-8777

UTILITIES

Southern CA Edison - 800-655-4555
Verizon Phone Service (residential orders) - 800-483-4000
Verizon Business orders - 800-483-5000
Champion Broadband cable TV - 866-801-1122
Water City of Monrovia - 626-932-5517
Gas Company (Residential) - 800-427-2200
Gas Company - 800-427-2000

NEWSPAPERS
Pasadena Star News - 626-578-6300
Monrovia Weekly - 626-294-1090
MountainViews News - 626-355-9833

TRANSPORTATION
Foothill Transit, www.foothilltransit.org - 800-743-3463
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Bus Schedules - 800-commute or 800-266-6883
MTA El Monte Dist. Office - 626-454-2800
MetroLink (Commuter Train) - 800-371-LINK
Monrovia Transit - 626-358-3538
DMV Dept. Motor Vehicles - 800-777-0133
EDD Employment Development Department, Pasadena - 626-304-7922
Hazardous Waste (LA County) - 888-253-2652
Hazardous Waste (City) - 626-932-5553 or 932-5556
Humane Society - 626-286-1159
Social Services El Monte - 626-569-3624