Welcome to Wilmington ...

Wilmington is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilmington, 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.

When the people of Wilmington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Wilmingtonian<2>

Wilmington is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for Wilmington: (310) and (424)<4>

The ZIP codes for Wilmington: 90744, 90748<5>

Communities Also Named Wilmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Wilmington - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Utah, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilmington ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Long Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <6>
• Huntington Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <6>
• Garden Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <6>
• Torrance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <6>
• Downey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Inglewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Norwalk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Compton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• South Gate
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilmington. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wilmington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmington ...

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

Adding Wilmington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilmington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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