Welcome to El Segundo ...

The coastal city of El Segundo is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of El Segundo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, El Segundo has a population of 16,461 people<2> (see below for details).

El Segundo is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for El Segundo: (310) and (424)<4>

The ZIP code for El Segundo: 90245<5>

Websites for El Segundo ...

Official Website: www.elsegundo.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, El Segundo had an population of 16,461 people. This is a decrease of 1.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, El Segundo had a population of 16,654 people. This makes El Segundo the county's 69th most populous community.

The population of El Segundo represents 0.04% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 310th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,654 people, the population of El Segundo increased 3.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,033 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for El Segundo.

Communities near El Segundo ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Long Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Glendale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Torrance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Downey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Norwalk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Burbank
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Compton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• South Gate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
  • South Gate is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <6>
• Santa Monica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
  • Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Segundo. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for El Segundo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Segundo ...

Looking for more information about El Segundo? 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 El Segundo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for El Segundo.

Adding El Segundo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Segundo 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 El Segundo was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Segundo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for El Segundo: www.elsegundo.org/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/