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Welcome to La Paco ...

La Paco is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

La Paco is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near La Paco ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Paco.

  • Los Angeles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clarita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Pasadena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Inglewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • South Gate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Monica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawthorne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Alhambra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lynwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
    • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <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 La Paco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Paco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Paco ...

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

Adding La Paco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Paco in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for La Paco was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Paco.

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 La Paco - 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.