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What County Is Los Angeles, California In?

Los Angeles is in Los Angeles County, California. It is the county seat of Los Angeles County. About 3,857,263 people live there (2020–2024 estimate). It uses Pacific Time and covers 471 sq mi (1,219 km²) of land. The nearest larger city or town is New York, New York, 2,459 mi northeast.

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Los Angeles in California
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Los Angeles and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Population, 2020–2024 estimate
3,857,263 ± 151
Land area
471 sq mi (1,219 km²)
Time zone
Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
Sun today
Sunrise and sunset for the year
Elevation
82 ft 25 m, ground height at the central point
Median household income
$81,939 ± $742
Median home value
$921,200 ± $4,782
Median rent, with utilities
$1,933 ± $9
Homes lived in by their owners
36% ± 0.3 points
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAA principal city of the area
Water area
31.5 sq mi (81.5 km²)
State
California
Census place code
0644000
Coordinates (central point)
34.019394, -118.410825
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Population, income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

County boundaries in Los Angeles

For a point close to the city or county boundary, check the address with the office responsible for your form. Check a point on the county map.

Coordinates of Los Angeles

34.019394, -118.410825 is a central point for Los Angeles, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or share a map link.

Elevation in Los Angeles

82 ft (25 m), the USGS ground height at Los Angeles’s central point (3DEP terrain, 1 m grid, NAVD 88). Ground height varies across town. Check elevation at another spot.

Sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles

Longest day
14 hours 26 minutes around June 21
Shortest day
9 hours 53 minutes around December 21
Earliest sunrise
5:41 AM around June 12
Latest sunrise
7:17 AM the day before clocks go back in November
Earliest sunset
4:44 PM around December 4
Latest sunset
8:09 PM around June 29

Clocks go forward an hour on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, so sunrise and sunset jump an hour later in March and an hour earlier in November.

Sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month
DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan 156:58 AM5:07 PM10 h 9 min
Feb 156:38 AM5:37 PM10 h 59 min
Mar 157:04 AM7:01 PM11 h 57 min
Apr 156:22 AM7:25 PM13 h 3 min
May 155:52 AM7:48 PM13 h 56 min
Jun 155:41 AM8:06 PM14 h 25 min
Jul 155:53 AM8:05 PM14 h 12 min
Aug 156:15 AM7:40 PM13 h 25 min
Sep 156:36 AM7:00 PM12 h 24 min
Oct 156:58 AM6:19 PM11 h 21 min
Nov 156:26 AM4:49 PM10 h 23 min
Dec 156:51 AM4:45 PM9 h 54 min

Approximate times for a flat horizon at the central point; the days move by a day or so from year to year. Hills and weather can change what you see.

Time zones in Los Angeles

Los Angeles uses Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Pacific TimeAmerica/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

Near a time-zone line, check where you are with the time-zone finder. Your phone’s setting can differ.

ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 90011100,113 people
  2. 9133197,608 people
  3. 9004494,830 people
  4. 9134293,301 people
  5. 9028091,365 people
  6. 9133574,526 people
  7. 9000370,065 people
  8. 9140265,754 people
  9. 9003765,482 people
  10. 9002662,692 people
  11. 9073161,944 people
  12. 9134360,783 people
All 144
  1. 9001959,548 people
  2. 9000458,484 people
  3. 9003457,075 people
  4. 9004256,835 people
  5. 9006656,740 people
  6. 9000156,189 people
  7. 9140556,033 people
  8. 9000655,527 people
  9. 9134452,890 people
  10. 9074452,800 people
  11. 9130452,474 people
  12. 9000252,122 people
  13. 9140651,953 people
  14. 9002451,675 people
  15. 9081351,241 people
  16. 9004750,974 people
  17. 9160549,868 people
  18. 9001848,745 people
  19. 9006348,397 people
  20. 9004648,296 people
  21. 9130647,176 people
  22. 9024747,053 people
  23. 9135246,899 people
  24. 9005746,629 people
  25. 9002746,558 people
  26. 9002546,508 people
  27. 9001646,457 people
  28. 9136745,889 people
  29. 9003345,647 people
  30. 9006544,658 people
  31. 9002343,857 people
  32. 9160643,559 people
  33. 9003243,117 people
  34. 9004342,377 people
  35. 9050141,787 people
  36. 9004541,786 people
  37. 9027540,945 people
  38. 9131140,898 people
  39. 9003639,278 people
  40. 9140139,231 people
  41. 9000539,142 people
  42. 9002038,994 people
  43. 9000738,715 people
  44. 9132638,428 people
  45. 9005937,511 people
  46. 9001237,336 people
  47. 9004937,122 people
  48. 9160136,992 people
  49. 9003136,127 people
  50. 9081035,833 people
  51. 9132535,062 people
  52. 9134033,424 people
  53. 9002933,303 people
  54. 9000833,252 people
  55. 9002832,883 people
  56. 9006232,715 people
  57. 9160432,469 people
  58. 9142332,328 people
  59. 9132131,989 people
  60. 9120631,961 people
  61. 9160731,890 people
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  65. 9121430,817 people
  66. 9132430,699 people
  67. 9001730,172 people
  68. 9006130,051 people
  69. 9130329,805 people
  70. 9131629,491 people
  71. 9030229,003 people
  72. 9003529,000 people
  73. 9003928,884 people
  74. 9004127,920 people
  75. 9136427,748 people
  76. 9040527,298 people
  77. 9003827,127 people
  78. 9150427,010 people
  79. 9104226,928 people
  80. 9071026,761 people
  81. 9006426,642 people
  82. 9130726,580 people
  83. 9029126,324 people
  84. 9103026,068 people
  85. 9140325,793 people
  86. 9130225,569 people
  87. 9030425,430 people
  88. 9001524,704 people
  89. 9029223,982 people
  90. 9040323,867 people
  91. 9141123,185 people
  92. 9073223,067 people
  93. 9120122,394 people
  94. 9006821,572 people
  95. 9071721,482 people
  96. 9004821,476 people
  97. 9027221,390 people
  98. 9006920,961 people
  99. 9160220,957 people
  100. 9104020,821 people
  101. 9021019,004 people
  102. 9134518,714 people
  103. 9150618,612 people
  104. 9050218,467 people
  105. 9024516,769 people
  106. 9023216,554 people
  107. 9143615,969 people
  108. 9026515,918 people
  109. 9001314,357 people
  110. 9029312,655 people
  111. 9110512,531 people
  112. 9009411,764 people
  113. 9040211,337 people
  114. 9024811,235 people
  115. 9021210,728 people
  116. 9001410,224 people
  117. 902119,120 people
  118. 900568,543 people
  119. 900778,386 people
  120. 902906,315 people
  121. 900895,462 people
  122. 900104,850 people
  123. 900673,875 people
  124. 900583,585 people
  125. 900212,897 people
  126. 913302,512 people
  127. 90071556 people
  128. 9160838 people
  129. 900520 people
  130. 900790 people
  131. 900950 people
  132. 913710 people

144 ZIP Code areas overlap Los Angeles. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Culver City, California (city)1.2 mi southeast
  2. Ladera Heights, California (CDP)2.8 mi southeast
  3. Marina del Rey, California (CDP)3.8 mi southwest
  4. View Park-Windsor Hills, California (CDP)4.0 mi southeast
  5. Beverly Hills, California (city)4.2 mi north
  6. Santa Monica, California (city)5.0 mi west
  7. West Hollywood, California (city)5.3 mi northeast
  8. Inglewood, California (city)5.8 mi southeast
  9. Lennox, California (CDP)6.4 mi southeast
  10. Del Aire, California (CDP)7.5 mi south
  11. El Segundo, California (city)7.6 mi south
  12. Hawthorne, California (city)8.1 mi southeast
All 42
  1. Westmont, California (CDP)8.2 mi southeast
  2. West Athens, California (CDP)9.0 mi southeast
  3. Florence-Graham, California (CDP)10 mi east
  4. Gardena, California (city)10 mi southeast
  5. West Rancho Dominguez, California (CDP)11 mi southeast
  6. Huntington Park, California (city)11 mi east
  7. Vernon, California (city)12 mi east
  8. Willowbrook, California (CDP)12 mi southeast
  9. Topanga, California (CDP)12 mi northwest
  10. Burbank, California (city)13 mi north
  11. Torrance, California (city)13 mi south
  12. South Gate, California (city)14 mi southeast
  13. Lynwood, California (city)14 mi southeast
  14. East Los Angeles, California (CDP)14 mi east
  15. Glendale, California (city)15 mi northeast
  16. Commerce, California (city)15 mi east
  17. West Carson, California (CDP)15 mi southeast
  18. Carson, California (city)15 mi southeast

See all 42 bordering areas, nearest first

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A city boundary, a CDP and a mailing city can mean different things.

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.