Welcome to South Pasadena ...

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

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

A typical abbreviation for South Pasadena: S. Pasadena

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Pasadena has a population of 25,283 people<2> (see below for details).

South Pasadena is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Pasadena is within the boundaries of the (626) area code.

The ZIP codes for South Pasadena: 91030-91031<4>

Websites for South Pasadena ...

Official Website: www.ci.south-pasadena.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Pasadena had an population of 25,283 people. This is a decrease of 1.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Pasadena had a population of 25,619 people. This makes South Pasadena the county's 59th most populous community.

The population of South Pasadena represents 0.07% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 259th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,619 people, the population of South Pasadena increased 5.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 24,292 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Pasadena.

Communities Also Named South Pasadena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Pasadena - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near South Pasadena ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
• Glendale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• El Monte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Downey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• West Covina
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Norwalk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Burbank
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
• Compton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
  • South Gate is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <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 South Pasadena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Pasadena.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Pasadena. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for South Pasadena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Pasadena ...

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

Adding South Pasadena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Pasadena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for South Pasadena: www.ci.south-pasadena.ca.us/

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

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