Welcome to Venice ...

Venice is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

Venice is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Venice: 310 & 424<3>

The ZIP codes for Venice: 90291, 90294<4>

Communities Also Named Venice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Venice - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Venice ...

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

Los Angeles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Los Angeles
- From Venice to Los Angeles
Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glendale
- From Venice to Glendale
Torrance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Torrance
- From Venice to Torrance
Downey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- Downey is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Downey
- From Venice to Downey
Inglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inglewood
- From Venice to Inglewood
Burbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burbank
- From Venice to Burbank
Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Compton is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Compton
- From Venice to Compton
South Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Gate
- From Venice to South Gate
Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Carson is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carson
- From Venice to Carson
Hawthorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Hawthorne is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hawthorne
- From Venice to Hawthorne

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Venice. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Venice.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Venice ...

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

Adding Venice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Venice mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Venice.

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 Venice - 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 Venice area will be assigned with one of these codes: 310 or 424. As a result, placing a call in the Venice 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 Venice). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Venice 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/