Welcome to Watts ...

Watts is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Watts is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Watts: (213)

The ZIP code for Watts: 90002<3>

Communities Also Named Watts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Watts - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Watts ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Long Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Glendale
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
• Torrance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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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 <4>
• Pasadena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <4>
• Fullerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <4>
• El Monte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • 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 <4>
• Downey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Inglewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <4>
• West Covina
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watts ...

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

Adding Watts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watts 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 Watts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Watts post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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