Los Angeles County | |
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Images, from top down, left to right: Downtown Los Angeles in June 2019; Venice, Los Angeles during sunset; Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills; satellite picture of Santa Catalina Island; the Santa Monica Pier; Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve; and the Hollywood Sign | |
Nickname: "L.A. County" | |
Coordinates: 34°3′N 118°15′W / 34.050°N 118.250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Southern California |
Metro area | Greater Los Angeles |
Formed | February 18, 1850[1] |
County seat | Los Angeles |
Largest city | Los Angeles |
Incorporated cities | 88 |
Area | |
• Total | 4,751 sq mi (12,310 km2) |
• Land | 4,058 sq mi (10,510 km2) |
• Water | 693 sq mi (1,790 km2) |
Highest elevation | 10,068 ft (3,069 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,014,009 |
• Density | 2,468/sq mi (953/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
ZIP Codes | 90xxx–918xx, 92397, 92821, 92823, 93243, 935xx[5] |
Area codes | 213/323, 310/424, 442/760, 562, 626, 657/714, 661, 747/818, 840/909 |
FIPS code | 06-037 |
GNIS feature ID | 277283 |
GDP | $712 billion[6] |
Website | lacounty.gov |
Los Angeles County is a county in California that is by far the largest county in the United States by population.[7] At the 2020 census, 10,014,009 people lived in the county.[4] Its population is larger than that of 41 individual U.S. states. It is the third largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a nominal GDP of over $700 billion, larger than those of Belgium, Norway, and Taiwan.[8]
The county seat is the City of Los Angeles.
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