Welcome to Mount Wilson ...

Mount Wilson is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Wilson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Wilson: Mt. Wilson

Mount Wilson is 5,710 feet [1,740 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mount Wilson is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Mount Wilson: (626)

The ZIP code for Mount Wilson: 91023<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Wilson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mount Wilson - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Mount Wilson ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Glendale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Pasadena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• West Covina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Burbank
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Alhambra
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Alhambra is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alhambra <4>
• Whittier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
  • Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <4>
• Baldwin Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
  • Baldwin Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin Park <4>
• Montebello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
  • Montebello is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montebello <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 Mount Wilson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Wilson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Wilson ...

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

Adding Mount Wilson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Wilson post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Wilson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Wilson. 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/