Welcome to Athens ...

Athens is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Athens is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Athens: 310 & 424<3>

Communities Also Named Athens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Athens - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Athens ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (8 miles [12.9 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 southeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Pasadena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• El Monte
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Downey
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Norwalk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Burbank
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <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 Athens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Athens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athens ...

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

Adding Athens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Athens 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 Athens was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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