Walnut Islands, California | |
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Coordinates: 34°3′55″N 117°50′24″W / 34.06528°N 117.84000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
Area | |
• Total | 3.8 sq mi (10 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 4,053 |
• Density | 1,122/sq mi (433/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 91724, 91768, 91789 |
Area code(s) | 626, 909 |
Walnut Islands[1][2][3] or Ramona[4][5] is an unincorporated area[1] in the eastern part of Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The former is the technical term used by the county government,[1] while the latter was used by the Los Angeles Times in 2008[4] and the LA Metro.[5] One news report referred to the area as Covina Hills.[6] Walnut Islands is surrounded by the cities of Covina and San Dimas to the north, Walnut to the south, West Covina to the west, and Pomona to the east.[4] The population of Ramona was 4,053 according to the 2000 census.[4]
Firefighters were called just before 9 a.m. to the 19800 block of Florencita Drive December 12 in an unincorporated area identified as Walnut Islands.