Welcome to Bell ...

The city of Bell is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Bell was established in 1913 and was incorporated November 7, 1927.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bell has a population of 35,114 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Bell is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bell: (323)

The ZIP code for Bell: 90201<4>

Websites for Bell ...

Official Website: www.cityofbell.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bell had an population of 35,114 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bell had a population of 35,477 people. This makes Bell the county's 49th most populous community.

The population of Bell represents 0.1% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 212nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 35,477 people, the population of Bell decreased 3.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 36,664 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bell.

Communities Also Named Bell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Bell - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bell.

Communities near Bell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bell.

• Long Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
• Anaheim
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <5>
• Glendale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Torrance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <5>
• Pasadena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <5>
• Fullerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
• El Monte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <5>
• Inglewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <5>
• West Covina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covina
  • West Covina is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Covina <5>
• Norwalk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell. See our Newspapers Page for Bell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell ...

Looking for more information about Bell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bell.

Adding Bell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bell was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Bell mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bell: www.cityofbell.org/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/