Welcome to East Los Angeles ...

East Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Los Angeles, 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.

A typical abbreviation for East Los Angeles: E. Los Angeles

East Los Angeles is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Los Angeles: 323

The ZIP code for East Los Angeles: 90022<3>

Communities near East Los Angeles ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Los Angeles.

• Los Angeles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Los Angeles
  • From East Los Angeles to Los Angeles
• Long Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Beach
  • From East Los Angeles to Long Beach
• Anaheim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anaheim
  • From East Los Angeles to Anaheim
• Glendale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From East Los Angeles to Glendale
• Torrance
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Torrance
  • From East Los Angeles to Torrance
• Pasadena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pasadena
  • From East Los Angeles to Pasadena
• Fullerton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fullerton
  • From East Los Angeles to Fullerton
• El Monte
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Monte
  • From East Los Angeles to El Monte
• Downey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downey
  • From East Los Angeles to Downey
• Inglewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inglewood
  • From East Los Angeles to Inglewood

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Los Angeles. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for East Los Angeles.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Los Angeles ...

Looking for more information about East Los Angeles? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Los Angeles, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Los Angeles.

Adding East Los Angeles to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Los Angeles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Los Angeles. 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/