Welcome to West Los Angeles ...

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

A typical abbreviation for West Los Angeles: W. Los Angeles

West Los Angeles is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Los Angeles: 310 & 424<3>

Communities near West Los Angeles ...

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

Los Angeles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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- Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
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Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 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
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Torrance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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- Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
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Pasadena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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- Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
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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
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Inglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
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Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
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Compton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Compton is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
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South Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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- South Gate is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
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Santa Monica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
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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 Los Angeles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Los Angeles.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Los Angeles ...

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

Adding West Los Angeles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Los Angeles 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 West Los Angeles was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Los Angeles.

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 West Los Angeles - 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 West Los Angeles area will be assigned with one of these codes: 310 or 424. As a result, placing a call in the West Los Angeles area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.