Welcome to Sunrise ...

Sunrise is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Sunrise was established in 1908.

Sunrise is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sunrise is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Sunrise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Sunrise - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sunrise ...

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

• Palmdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <3>
• Desert View Highlands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Desert View Highlands is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert View Highlands
• Quartz Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Quartz Hill is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartz Hill <3>
• Harold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harold is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
• Del Sur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Del Sur is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sur
• Leona Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leona Valley is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona Valley <3>
• Antelope Acres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Antelope Acres is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Acres
• Vincent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Vincent is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
• Littlerock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Littlerock is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <3>
• Rosamond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rosamond is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunrise ...

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