Welcome to Paramount ...

The city of Paramount is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Paramount was established in 1781 and was incorporated January 30, 1957.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Paramount has a population of 53,600 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Paramount is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Paramount: (562)

The ZIP code for Paramount: 90723<4>

Websites for Paramount ...

Official Website: www.paramountcity.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paramount had an population of 53,600 people. This is a decrease of 0.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Paramount had a population of 54,098 people. This makes Paramount the county's 35th most populous community.

The population of Paramount represents 0.15% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 155th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 54,098 people, the population of Paramount decreased 2.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 55,266 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Paramount.

Communities Also Named Paramount ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Paramount - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky and Maryland.

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

Communities near Paramount ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <5>
• Anaheim
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Huntington Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Glendale
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Garden Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <5>
• Pasadena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <5>
• Fullerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paramount ...

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

Adding Paramount to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Paramount post office opened in 1948.

We also found Paramount mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paramount.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Paramount: www.paramountcity.com/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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