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Welcome to Dominguez ...

Dominguez is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dominguez, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Area Codes for Dominguez: 310 & 424<3>

Communities Also Named Dominguez ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dominguez - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Dominguez ...

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

  • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Dominguez. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dominguez.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dominguez ...

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

Adding Dominguez to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dominguez 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 Dominguez was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Dominguez in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dominguez.

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 Dominguez - 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 Dominguez area will be assigned with one of these codes: 310 or 424. As a result, placing a call in the Dominguez 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.