Welcome to Norco

Norco (pop: 24,400) is a city in Riverside County. The city's name is an abbreviation of North Corona.

In 2006 Norco began promoting itself as "Horsetown U.S.A". A large cement mural with this logo and reliefs of horses can be seen on the freeway near the I-15 southbound onramp at 6th St. The nickname can also be found on stickers and other promotional items sold around town.

As a horse community, there are few sidewalks in the city of Norco - instead there are horse trails. Riders can ride to town and tie their horses at the many hitching rails and corrals placed close to businesses.

There are many associations that are a part of the city, including the Norco Horsemen's Association and the Norco Junior Horsemen's Association. Politics in Norco also are dominated by concerns about horses and animal-keeping vs. suburbanization, a battle that has played out over development in the Norco Hills.