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Welcome to Dolores ...

Dolores is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Dolores is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dolores: 310 & 424<3>

Communities Also Named Dolores ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dolores - they are located in Colorado, New Mexico (2) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Dolores ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Anaheim
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Huntington Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Torrance
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
  • Fullerton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
  • Downey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dolores ...

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

Adding Dolores to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dolores.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dolores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 310 code has been Overlayed with the 424 area code. New phone numbers in the Dolores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 310 or 424. As a result, placing a call in the Dolores area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.