Azusa is a popular city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California United States at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains located 20 miles (32 km) east of downtown Los Angeles.
Its population was 50,000 in 2020, an increase from 46,361 at the 2010 census.
The joke in Azusa is that they could not think of what to name it, so they came up with "everything from A to Z in the USA. Indeed, this does spell Azusa.
Currently, Azusa is one of the fastest growing Cities in the San Gabriel Valley. Known for it's Universities/Colleges and popular suburban living.
Azusa is located along historic Route 66, which passes through the city on Foothill Boulevard and Alosta Avenue.
Azusa is bordered by the San Gabriel Mountains range to the north, Irwindale to the west, the unincorporated community of Vincent to the southwest, Glendora and the unincorporated community of Citrus to the east, and Covina to the south.
In the 1950's TV Show (The Jack Benny Program), the City of Azusa was a running joke of Benny's in skits where a Train Conductor would explain that they are leaving to 3 very small Cities. He would say "We are now leaving to Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga. Those 3 small Cities are not so small anymore Anaheim has grown to more than 300,000 people (www.AnaheimSports.Com), Cucamonga has benefited from major annexation, devlopment of Freeway thru it's City plus a Retail and Residental boon and is now a city of 195,421 while little Azusa is not so small anymore with a population of more than 50,000 and in the process of major redevelopment in it's City.
