Rowland Heights, California

Rowland Heights, California
Unincorporated community
Rowland education district.
Location of Rowland Heights in Los Angeles County, California
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Named for	John A. Rowland
Area [1]
• Total	13.082 sq mi (33.881 km2)
• Land	13.076 sq mi (33.866 km2)
• Water	0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2)  0.04%
Elevation [2]	525 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	48,231
• Density	3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	91748, 92821
Area codes	562, 626, and 909
FIPS code	06-63218
GNIS feature ID	1661344
Website	RHCCC

Rowland Heights is an unincorporated area in and below the Puente Hills in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 48,231 at the 2020 census.^[3] Rowland Heights is in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and represented by the County of Los Angeles (County Board of Supervisors)^[4] and is the largest census designated place in Los Angeles County by area and the county's fourth largest CDP by population.^[5] The area has a high Taiwanese population and was known as “Little Taipei” in the 1980s and 1990s, when it saw an influx of wealthy immigrants from Taiwan.

A number of corporations, such as Newegg, FedEx, DIRECTV, and Fashion Nova, as well as other technology and import and export businesses, are located in neighboring City of Industry. Many business owners and employees reside in Rowland Heights as well as neighboring Hacienda Heights and Walnut due to their proximity.

Spering's Best Places ranks Rowland Heights at #2 in "Most Comfortable Summer Cities", drawing its conclusion from income levels, housing prices, the school-district, and overall environment, as well as from the 2010 census.