Welcome to Hermosa Beach ...

The coastal city of Hermosa Beach is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hermosa Beach, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Hermosa Beach: Hermosa Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hermosa Beach has a population of 19,011 people<2> (see below for details).

Hermosa Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hermosa Beach: (310) and (424)<4>

The ZIP code for Hermosa Beach: 90254<5>

Websites for Hermosa Beach ...

Official Website:   www.hermosabch.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hbchamber.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hermosa Beach had an population of 19,011 people. This is a decrease of 2.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hermosa Beach had a population of 19,506 people. This makes Hermosa Beach the county's 68th most populous community.

The population of Hermosa Beach represents 0.05% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 295th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,506 people, the population of Hermosa Beach increased 5.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 18,566 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hermosa Beach.

Communities near Hermosa Beach ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• 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>
• Inglewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Norwalk
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Compton
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Carson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Carson is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <6>
• Lakewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <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 Hermosa Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hermosa Beach.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hermosa Beach. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hermosa Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hermosa Beach ...

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

Adding Hermosa Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hermosa Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hermosa Beach: www.hermosabch.org/

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

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