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Welcome to East Pasadena ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Pasadena, 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 Pasadena: E. Pasadena

East Pasadena is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Pasadena ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • El Monte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Downey
    (14 miles [22.5 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 <3>
  • Inglewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • West Covina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwalk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Burbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Compton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <3>
  • South Gate
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Pasadena ...

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

Adding East Pasadena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Pasadena.

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 East Pasadena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.