Welcome to La Mirada ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Mirada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

The city was incorporated March 23, 1960.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Mirada has a population of 47,902 people<2> (see below for details).

La Mirada is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for La Mirada: (714) and (657)<4>

The ZIP codes for La Mirada: 90637-90639<5>

Websites for La Mirada ...

Official Website:   www.cityoflamirada.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lmchamber.org/default.asp/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Mirada had an population of 47,902 people. This is a decrease of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Mirada had a population of 48,527 people. This makes La Mirada the county's 39th most populous community.

The population of La Mirada represents 0.13% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 48,527 people, the population of La Mirada increased 3.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 46,783 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Mirada.

Communities near La Mirada ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <6>
• Long Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Anaheim
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <6>
• Santa Ana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <6>
• Huntington Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <6>
• Garden Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <6>
• Pomona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <6>
• Pasadena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <6>
• Costa Mesa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
  • Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <6>

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 La Mirada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Mirada.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Mirada. 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 La Mirada.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Mirada ...

Looking for more information about La Mirada? 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 La Mirada, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Mirada.

Adding La Mirada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Mirada 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 La Mirada was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the La Mirada post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Mirada.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for La Mirada: www.cityoflamirada.org/

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

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