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Welcome to La Canada - Flintridge (aka 'La Canada') ...

The city of La Canada - Flintridge is located in Los Angeles County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of La Canada - Flintridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Canada - Flintridge has a population of 19,947 people<2> (see below for details).

La Canada - Flintridge is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: La Canada - Flintridge lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for La Canada - Flintridge: (818) & (747)<4>

The ZIP codes for La Canada - Flintridge: 91011-91012<5>

The city of La Canada - Flintridge has also been called La Canada.

Websites for La Canada - Flintridge ...

Official Website: www.lacanadaflintridge.ca.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Canada - Flintridge had an population of 19,947 people. This is a decrease of 1.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Canada - Flintridge had a population of 20,246 people. This makes La Canada - Flintridge the county's 66th most populous community.

The population of La Canada - Flintridge represents 0.05% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 292nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,246 people, the population of La Canada - Flintridge has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 20,318 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Canada - Flintridge.

Communities near La Canada - Flintridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Canada - Flintridge.

  • Los Angeles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • El Monte
    (13 miles [20.9 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 <6>
  • Downey
    (18 miles [29 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 <6>
  • Inglewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • West Covina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burbank
    (6 miles [9.7 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 <6>
  • South Gate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Alhambra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Whittier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 La Canada - Flintridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Canada - Flintridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Canada - Flintridge. 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 La Canada - Flintridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Canada - Flintridge. See our Newspapers Page for La Canada - Flintridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Canada - Flintridge ...

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

Adding La Canada - Flintridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Canada - Flintridge 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 La Canada - Flintridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found La Canada - Flintridge on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Canada - Flintridge.

The official website for La Canada - Flintridge: www.lacanadaflintridge.ca.gov/

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

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

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for La Canada - Flintridge.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Canada - Flintridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (747) is an overlay for area code (818).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as La Canada - Flintridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La Canada - Flintridge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for La Canada - Flintridge includes: 91011 & 91012.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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