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Welcome to Perry ...

Perry is located in Los Angeles County<1>.


The location of Perry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Perry is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Perry: (310) & (424)<4>

Communities Also Named Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Perry: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in Santa Clara County.

Beyond California, there are 39 communities that are also named Perry - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Perry ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendale
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Downey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Inglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Norwalk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Compton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <5>
  • South Gate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Monica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <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 Perry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry ...

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

Adding Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Perry post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry.

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (424) is an overlay for area code (310).
<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/









 

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