Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles

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Pacific Palisades
Neighborhood
Los Angeles skyline
Pacific Palisades and Will Rogers State Beach, California
Flag of Pacific Palisades
Flag
Nickname(s): 
The Palisades, Pali, Palisades
Motto: 
"Where the mountains meet the sea."[1][2]
Pacific Palisades is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Pacific Palisades
Pacific Palisades
Location within Los Angeles County
Coordinates: 34°2′53″N 118°31′37″W / 34.04806°N 118.52694°W / 34.04806; -118.52694
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
First settlement by Chumash people8,000 BCE
Mexican settlement1838
Established1921
Government
 • TypeNeighborhood of Los Angeles
 • Honorary MayorEugene Levy[4]
Area
 • Total24.31[5] sq mi (62.97[5] km2)
 • Land22.84[5] sq mi (59.15 km2)
 • Water1.47[5] sq mi (3.8[5] km2)
Elevation
[6]
328 ft (98.5 m)
Highest elevation
[7]
2,126 ft (648 m)
Lowest elevation
[7]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total23,159[3]
 • Density1,185/sq mi (457.5/km2)
Demonym(s)Palisadian, Palisadians
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip code
90272
Area code(s)310/424
WebsiteCommunity Council

Chamber of Commerce

Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the Westside region of Los Angeles, California, situated about 20 miles (32 km) west of Downtown Los Angeles.[8]

Pacific Palisades was formally founded in 1921 by a Methodist organization, and in the years that followed became a refuge for Jewish artists and intellectuals fleeing the Holocaust. The Palisades would later be sought after by celebrities and other high-profile individuals seeking privacy.[9] It is known for its seclusion, being a close-knit community with a small-town feel, Mediterranean climate, hilly topography, natural environment, abundance of parkland and hiking trails, a 3-mile (4.8 km) strip of coastline, and for being home to several architecturally significant homes.[10][11] As of 2021, the community's population was 23,156.

Pacific Palisades is a largely residential community and does not attract many tourists other than day visitors to Gladstones Malibu, the local beaches, the Getty Villa or the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine.

Nicknamed "the Palisades" and "Pali" by surfers and locals, the Palisades coast spans from after Sorrento Beach in Santa Monica to the south, and ends at Sunset Point Beach and Malibu to the north. Beaches along the Pacific Palisades coast include: Will Rogers State Beach, Sunset Point Beach, and one of the few unofficially gay beaches in Los Angeles, Ginger Rogers Beach. The many parks within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area lie along the ridges above the community, along with local parks that include Will Rogers State Historic Park.

The Palisades is bounded by Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, Topanga and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north.

  1. ^ Kamin, Debra (February 11, 2020). "Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles: Where Mountains Meet the Sea". The New York Times. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pacific Palisades". Morningside Plumbers. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pacific Palisades". point2homes. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Creei, Toi. "Eugene Levy Named as Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades". Palisades News. Palisades News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Pacific Palisades". The LA Times. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles City Hall". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "About". Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Hotels and Motels near Riviera Country Club Los Angeles Pacific Palisades, CA". Hotelguides. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Fear & Lerner, Jeffrey & Paul (June 17, 2016). Behind the Screens: Immigrants, émigrés and exiles in mid twentieth-century Los Angeles.
  10. ^ "Small Town Adventures: Pacific Palisades". Los Angeles Magazine. LAMag. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Haskell, Josh. "Pacific Palisades: Scenic and vibrant with a small town feel". ABC Los Angeles. ABC7. Retrieved February 14, 2021.