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Welcome to Hancock Park ...

Hancock Park is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Hancock Park is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Hancock Park ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 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 <3>
  • Torrance
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Pasadena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • El Monte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 southeast)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Norwalk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <3>
  • Compton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hancock Park ...

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

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 Hancock Park - 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.