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Welcome to Los Angeles County ...

Time Zone: Los Angeles County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Los Angeles is the Seat for Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California and was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Los Angeles had a population of 10,039,107 people. This is an increase of 2.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,823,246 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Los Angeles represented 26.37% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Los Angeles County:

  • Agoura Hills
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Alhambra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alhambra is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,261 people
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  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,323 people
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  • Artesia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
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  • Avalon
    (51 miles [82.1 km] to the south)
    • Avalon is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
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  • Azusa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Azusa is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
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  • Baldwin Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bell is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,734 people
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    • Bell Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellflower
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellflower is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,162 people
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    • Beverly Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bradbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bradbury is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,036 people
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    • Burbank
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
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    • Calabasas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Calabasas is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,688 people
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    • Carson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Carson is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
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    • Cerritos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cerritos is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,624 people
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    • City of Industry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Claremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Claremont is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,096 people
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    • Commerce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Commerce is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,450 people
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    • Compton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Compton is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
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    • Covina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Covina is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,259 people
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    • Cudahy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cudahy is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,128 people
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    • Culver City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond Bar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Downey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Downey is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
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    • Duarte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Duarte is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,001 people
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    • El Monte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
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    • El Segundo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • El Segundo is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,289 people
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    • Gardena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gardena is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
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    • Glendale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
      • Former name for Glendale:
      • Tropico
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    • Glendora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Glendora is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,517 people
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    • Hawaiian Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawthorne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawthorne is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,775 people
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    • Hermosa Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Huntington Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Inglewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
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    • Irwindale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Irwindale is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
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    • La Canada - Flintridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • La Canada - Flintridge is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,730 people
      • La Canada - Flintridge has also been known as:
      • La Canada
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    • La Habra Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
    • La Mirada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,384 people
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    • La Puente
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • La Puente is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,215 people
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    • La Verne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • La Verne is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,160 people
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    • Lakewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lakewood is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,119 people
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    • Lancaster
      (41 miles [66 km] to the north)
      • Lancaster is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155,822 people
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    • Lawndale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawndale is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,935 people
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    • Lomita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lomita is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomita
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,851 people
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    • Long Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
    • Los Angeles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <2>
    • Lynwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
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    • Malibu
      (32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)
      • Malibu is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,519 people
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    • Manhattan Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Maywood is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,595 people
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    • Monrovia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Monrovia is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,771 people
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    • Montebello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Montebello is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,531 people
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    • Monterey Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Norwalk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
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    • Palmdale
      (34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
      • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
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    • Palos Verdes Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paramount
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Paramount is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,018 people
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    • Pasadena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
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    • Pico Rivera
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
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    • Rancho Palos Verdes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Redondo Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rosemead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rosemead is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,088 people
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    • San Dimas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • San Dimas is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,165 people
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    • San Fernando
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • San Gabriel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • San Marino
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • San Marino is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,786 people
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    • Santa Clarita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Fe Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Santa Monica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sierra Madre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Signal Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • South El Monte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Gate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Gate is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
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    • South Pasadena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Temple City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Torrance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
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    • Vernon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Vernon is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
    • Walnut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Walnut is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
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    • West Covina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • West Covina is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
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    • West Hollywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Westlake Village
      (32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)
    • Whittier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Whittier is located in Los Angeles County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,194 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.