Welcome to Universal City ...

Universal City is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

The location of Universal City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Universal City was established in 1915.

Universal City is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Universal City: (818) & (747)<4>

The ZIP code for Universal City: 91608<5>

Communities Also Named Universal City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Universal City - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Universal City ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Glendale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Pasadena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• El Monte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Downey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <6>
• Inglewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Burbank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <6>
• Compton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• South Gate
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
  • 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 <6>
• Santa Monica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
  • Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <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 Universal City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Universal City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Universal City ...

Looking for more information about Universal City? 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 Universal City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Universal City.

Adding Universal City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Universal City post office opened in 1915.

We also found Universal City mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Universal City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Universal City. 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/