Welcome to Signal Hill ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Signal Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Signal Hill has a population of 11,413 people<2> (see below for details).

Signal Hill is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Signal Hill: (562)

The ZIP code for Signal Hill: 90755<4>

Websites for Signal Hill ...

Official Website: www.ci.signal-hill.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Signal Hill had an population of 11,413 people. This is an increase of 3.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Signal Hill had a population of 11,016 people. This makes Signal Hill the county's 77th most populous community.

The population of Signal Hill represents 0.03% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 357th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,016 people, the population of Signal Hill increased 18.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,333 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Signal Hill.

Communities Also Named Signal Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Signal Hill - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Illinois and Texas.

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

Communities near Signal Hill ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Anaheim
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Santa Ana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Huntington Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Garden Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Torrance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Fullerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Orange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Costa Mesa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• El Monte
  (19 miles [30.6 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Signal Hill. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Signal Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Signal Hill ...

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

Adding Signal Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Signal Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Signal Hill: www.ci.signal-hill.ca.us/

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

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