Los Angeles, California

About Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a major metropolis in southeastern California, home to 3,878,704 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It ranks as the 1st largest city in California and the 2nd largest in the entire United States.

Officially, Los Angeles is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 470.52 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 8,243 residents per square mile.

📰 Los Angeles News Today

• Baby at center of LA-Texas surrogacy legal battle undergoes heart surgery, attorney says ABC7 Chicago · Aug 18
• This clumsy green beetle is buzzing all over L.A. It might just crash into your face Los Angeles Times · Aug 18
• Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Aug. 18 Sacramento Bee · Aug 18
• This El Niño could be one of the strongest. What that means for SoCal and what it doesn't NBC Los Angeles · Aug 17
• Median Strategies 'polling firm' says widely shared poll results for Los Angeles mayoral race were fake ABC7 Los Angeles · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Los Angeles Unique

• The largest city in California — the economic and cultural anchor of the state.
• Ranked #2 in the United States by population.
• Unusually large footprint: 470.52 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Los Angeles

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Los Angeles

• 10 Speed Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Akasha
• Alana's Coffee Roasters — coffee shop (café)
• Alfred — coffee shop (café)
• Arth Bar and Kitchen — indian
• B Sweet — dessert
• Benevento — pizza
• Big Boi — filipino
• Blaze Pizza — pizza
• Blossom Bites & Eatery — japanese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Center for Land Use Interpretation · Museum
• Museum of Flying · Museum
• Museum of Jurassic Technology · Museum
• Sony Pictures Studio Tour · Attraction
• Benjamin Creme Museum · Art gallery
• Ernie Wolfe Gallery · Art gallery
• Jeanne French's Car · Attraction
• K&K Gallery · Art gallery
• Kuruvungna Springs Cultural Center and Museum · Museum
• Main Building · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Los Angeles

• Airport Park reviews ★
• Ocean View Farms · Garden reviews ★
• Airport Avenue Demonstration Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Cheviot Hills Recreation Center reviews ★
• Circle Park reviews ★
• Funkmeyer New Reality Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Irving Schachter Park reviews ★
• Mar Vista Recreation Center reviews ★
• Media Park reviews ★
• Motor Avenue Urban Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Palms Park reviews ★
• Platform Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Los Angeles

• Accelerated Charter Elementary
• Alliance Kory Hunter Middle
• Alliance Ted K. Tajima High
• California Creative Learning Academy
• Crete Academy
• ISANA Himalia Academy
• Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise
• Los Angeles Leadership Academy
• Los Angeles Unified School District ROCP
• Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle
• New Designs Charter
• New Designs Charter School-Watts
• New Heights Charter
• Stella High Charter Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating)
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Keck Hospital Of Usc ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating)
• Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Adventist Health White Memorial ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating)
• Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating)

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Los Angeles

🏘️ Nearby Communities