Welcome to La Palma ...

The city of La Palma is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Palma, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated October 26, 1955.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Palma has a population of 15,529 people<2> (see below for details).

La Palma is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for La Palma: (714) and (657)<4>

The ZIP code for La Palma: 90623<5>

Websites for La Palma ...

Official Website:   www.cityoflapalma.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Palma had an population of 15,529 people. This is a decrease of 0.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Palma had a population of 15,568 people. This makes La Palma the county's 32nd most populous community.

The population of La Palma represents 0.04% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 318th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,568 people, the population of La Palma increased 1.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,408 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Palma.

Communities Also Named La Palma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named La Palma - they are located in Arizona and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Palma.

Communities near La Palma ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Anaheim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <6>
• Santa Ana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <6>
• Irvine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <6>
• Huntington Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <6>
• Garden Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <6>
• Torrance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Fullerton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <6>
• Orange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <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 La Palma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Palma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Palma ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for La Palma: www.cityoflapalma.org/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

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