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Welcome to Pacific Palisades ...

Pacific Palisades is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Pacific Palisades was established in 1922.

Pacific Palisades is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pacific Palisades: 310 & 424<3>

The ZIP code for Pacific Palisades: 90272<4>

Communities Also Named Pacific Palisades ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pacific Palisades - they are located in Hawaii and Oregon.

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

Communities near Pacific Palisades ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pacific Palisades ...

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

Adding Pacific Palisades to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pacific Palisades 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 Pacific Palisades was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pacific Palisades post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pacific Palisades.

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 Pacific Palisades - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 310 code has been Overlayed with the 424 area code. New phone numbers in the Pacific Palisades area will be assigned with one of these codes: 310 or 424. As a result, placing a call in the Pacific Palisades area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pacific Palisades). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pacific Palisades or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/