Culver City, California

About Culver City

Set in the southeastern part of California, Culver City is a thriving city counting 39,883 people who proudly call it home.

Culver City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.11 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 7,805 residents per square mile.

📰 Culver City News Today

• Culver City woman Heidi Widmer's kindness toward Carole, a neighbor in need, captures millions of hearts online ABC7 Los Angeles · Aug 18
• Culver City’s Housing Policies On Track to Bring in $200 Million culvercitycrossroads.com · Aug 18
• Opinion | A new In-N-Out branch is running into an absurd roadblock The Washington Post · Aug 12
• In California, Some Cities Are Done With Drive-Throughs The New York Times · Aug 1
• In-N-Out drive-thru battle sparks wider pollution debate in California KTLA · Jul 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Culver City Unique

• The only place in America named Culver City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 39,883.
• Easy reach of Los Angeles (1 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Culver City

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Culver City

• Alchemist Coffee Project The Cumulus (café)
• BJ's — american
• Coffee Commissary — coffee shop (café)
• Destroyer (café)
• Dinah's Kitchen
• Dragon — chinese
• Egg Tuck — american
• JR's Barbeque — barbecue
• Jackson Market and Deli — sandwich
• Ono Hawaiian BBQ — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Wende Museum of the Cold War · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Culver City

• Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blair Hills Park reviews ★
• Blanco Park reviews ★
• Central Park at Playa Vista reviews ★
• Coombs Parkette reviews ★
• Corner Greens reviews ★
• Culver City Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Culver City Park reviews ★
• Culver Slauson Park reviews ★
• Doctor Paul Carlson Memorial Park reviews ★
• El Marino Park reviews ★
• Emerson Ave Community Garden · Garden reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Culver City

• Braddock Drive Elementary
• Culver City High
• Culver City Middle
• Culver City Unified School District iAcademy
• Culver Park High
• El Marino Elementary
• El Rincon Elementary
• Farragut Elementary
• La Ballona Elementary
• Linwood E. Howe Elementary
• Playa del Rey Elementary
• Stoner Avenue Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Culver City

🏘️ Nearby Communities