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Welcome to Los Palos Verdes ...

Los Palos Verdes is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Los Palos Verdes is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Los Palos Verdes ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Los Angeles is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <3>
  • Long Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Long Beach is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
  • Torrance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Torrance is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <3>
  • Downey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Downey is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <3>
  • Inglewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Inglewood is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <3>
  • Norwalk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwalk is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>
  • Compton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Compton is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <3>
  • South Gate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Gate is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <3>
  • Santa Monica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carson is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <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 Los Palos Verdes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Los Palos Verdes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Palos Verdes ...

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

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 Los Palos Verdes - 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.