East Los Angeles, California

This article is about the unincorporated community called East Los Angeles. For the broader region, see Eastside Los Angeles.

East Los Angeles, California
Unincorporated community
CDP
Images, from top and left to right: East LA Public Library, Civic Center Park, Atlantic E Line Station
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
Location of East Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California
East Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles
East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles
Location in the United States
East Los Angeles is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles (the Los Angeles metropolitan area)
Coordinates: 34°2′N 118°10′W / 34.033°N 118.167°W / 34.033; -118.167
Country United States
State California
CountyLos Angeles
Area
[1]
 • Total7.46 sq mi (19.31 km2)
 • Land7.45 sq mi (19.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
200 ft (61 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total118,786
 • Density15,938.01/sq mi (6,153.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
90022, 90063
Area code(s)213 and 323
FIPS code06-20802
GNIS feature ID1660583[2]

East Los Angeles (Spanish: Este de Los Ángeles), or East L.A., is an unincorporated area 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.[3]

The concentration of Hispanic/Latino Americans is 95.16 percent, the highest of any city or census-designated place in the United States outside of Puerto Rico.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "East Los Angeles". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), East Los Angeles CDP, California". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". 2020 Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.