Welcome to West Arcadia ...

West Arcadia is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Arcadia: W. Arcadia

West Arcadia is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Arcadia ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>
• Glendale
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <3>
• Pomona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
• Pasadena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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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 <3>
• Fullerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• El Monte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Downey
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <3>
• West Covina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• 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 <3>
• Burbank
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <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 West Arcadia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Arcadia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Arcadia ...

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