East Los Angeles, California
East Los Angeles, California | |
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Images, from top and left to right: East LA Public Library, Civic Center Park, Atlantic E Line Station | |
Location of East Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California | |
| Coordinates: 34°2′N 118°10′W / 34.033°N 118.167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.46 sq mi (19.31 km2) |
| • Land | 7.45 sq mi (19.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.06% |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 118,786 |
| • Density | 15,938.01/sq mi (6,153.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 90022, 90063 |
| Area code(s) | 213 and 323 |
| FIPS code | 06-20802 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660583 |
East Los Angeles (Spanish: Este de Los Ángeles), or East L.A., is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) situated within Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, East Los Angeles is designated as a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes. The most recent data from the 2020 census reports a population of 118,786, reflecting a 6.1% decrease compared to the 2010 population of 126,496.
The concentration of Hispanic/Latino Americans is 95.16 percent, the highest of any large city or census-designated place in the United States outside of Puerto Rico.