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

• Commentary: We live in a world the L.A. City Hall audio leak scandal wrought. Thank God Los Angeles Times · Oct 9
• Weekend light to moderate rain forecasted for Southern California CBS News · Oct 9
• Trump doubles down on California comments: ‘Let them hit San Diego, let them hit Los Angeles’ The Hill · Oct 7
• Tropical Storm Rachel Threatens Southern California: What To Know Patch · Oct 8
• Oct. 9: Earthquake of 3.2 magnitude registered close to Signal Hill in Los Angeles County Orange County Register · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🔧 Local Services

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🗺️ Map of Los Angeles

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