Welcome to Los Alamitos ...

The city of Los Alamitos is located in Orange County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Los Alamitos has a population of 11,439 people<2> (see below for details).

Los Alamitos is near sea level<3>.

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

Los Alamitos lies within the (562) area code.

The ZIP codes for Los Alamitos: 90720-90721<4>

Websites for Los Alamitos ...

Official Website:   www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Los Alamitos had an population of 11,439 people (or a decrease of 0.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Los Alamitos had a population of 11,449 people. This makes Los Alamitos the county's 33rd most populous community.

The population of Los Alamitos represents 0.03% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 353rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,449 people, the population of Los Alamitos has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,536 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Los Alamitos.

Communities near Los Alamitos ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
• Long Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Anaheim
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
• Santa Ana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Huntington Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Garden Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Torrance
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Fullerton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Alamitos ...

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

Adding Los Alamitos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Los Alamitos 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 Los Alamitos was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Los Alamitos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Los Alamitos: www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us/

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

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