Welcome to Lang ...

Lang is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

The location of Lang has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lang, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Lang is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lang ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lang - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Lang ...

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

• Santa Clarita
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clarita
  • Santa Clarita is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clarita <4>
• Palmdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
  • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <4>
• Burbank
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• San Fernando
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando
  • San Fernando is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Fernando <4>
• La Canada - Flintridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Canada - Flintridge
  • La Canada - Flintridge is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,730 people
  • La Canada - Flintridge has also been known as:
  • La Canada
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Canada - Flintridge <4>
• Agua Dulce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
  • Agua Dulce is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Dulce <4>
• Canyon Country
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Country
  • Canyon Country is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon Country <4>
• Honby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
  • Honby is located in Los Angeles County
• Newhall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
  • Newhall is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <4>
• Saugus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
  • Saugus is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugus <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lang ...

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

Adding Lang to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lang 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 Lang was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lang post office opened in 1881.

We also found Lang in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lang.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lang. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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