East Los Angeles, California

East Los Angeles, California
Census-designated place
Images, from top and left to right: East LA Public Library, Civic Center Park, Atlantic L Line Station
Location of East Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California
East Los Angeles Location in 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
County	Los Angeles
Area [1]
• 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)[2]
• Total	118,786
• Density	16,000/sq mi (6,200/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[3]

East Los Angeles (Spanish: Este de Los Ángeles), also called East L.A., is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California. It is part of the Greater Los Angeles area and is to the east of Los Angeles. At the 2020 census, 118,786 people lived there.^[2] Many Hispanic and Latino Americans live there. About 95% of its people are Hispanic or Latino.^[2] This is the highest number for any CDP with more than 100,000 people.^[4] Even though it is called East Los Angeles, it is not part of the city of Los Angeles. In the 1920s, it was first called Belvedere or Belvedere Gardens.

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "East Los Angeles CDP, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
3. ↑ "East Los Angeles". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. ↑ Sharon R. Ennis, Merarys Ríos-Vargas, and Nora G. Albert, "The Hispanic Population: 2010", 2010 Census Briefs, issued May 2011.