Welcome to Mission Junction ...

Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

The location of Mission Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mission Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mission Junction: Mission Jct. (or less commonly used: Mission Jctn.)

Mission Junction is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mission Junction: (323)

Communities near Mission Junction ...

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

• Long Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Glendale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Torrance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Pasadena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• El Monte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <4>
• Downey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <4>
• Inglewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <4>
• West Covina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covina
  • West Covina is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Covina <4>
• Norwalk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
• Burbank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission Junction ...

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

Adding Mission Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mission Junction 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 Mission Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mission Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mission Junction. 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/