Welcome to San Pedro ...

San Pedro is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

San Pedro was established in 1769.

San Pedro is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for San Pedro: (310) and (424)<3>

The ZIP codes for San Pedro: 90731-90734<4>

Communities Also Named San Pedro ...

While we believe that this San Pedro is located in Los Angeles County, we know of another 2 California communities named San Pedro. Those communities are located in the following counties: San Bernardino and San Mateo County.

Beyond California, there are 11 communities that are also named San Pedro - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico (3) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near San Pedro ...

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

• Long Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • 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>
• Huntington Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Torrance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <5>
• Downey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
• Inglewood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Norwalk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Compton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <5>
• South Gate
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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  • South Gate is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <5>
• Carson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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  • Carson is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <5>
• Westminster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Westminster is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <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 San Pedro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Pedro.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Pedro. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for San Pedro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Pedro ...

Looking for more information about San Pedro? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to San Pedro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Pedro.

Adding San Pedro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Pedro 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 San Pedro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the San Pedro post office opened in 1882.

We also found San Pedro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Pedro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Pedro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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