About the City of Los Angeles

The largest city in LA County is the City of Los Angeles. The City of LA is about 465 square miles and has a population exceeding 3.8 million people. Within the city are many areas and communities with their own identities. Don't be confused that some have their own Chamber of Commerce or a person they refer to as the "mayor" of the community. The following communities are in the City of LA, subject to LA City ordinances and served by the Los Angeles Unified School District and LAPD.

Communities Within the City of Los Angeles

Arleta Lake View Terrace San Pedro Atwater Village Larchmont Sawtelle Bel Air La Tuna Canyon Shadow Hills Beverly Glen Laurel Canyon Sherman Oaks Boyle Heights Lincoln Heights Silver Lake Brentwood Los Feliz Studio City Canoga Park Mar Vista Sun Valley Century City Mission Hills Sunland Chatsworth Montecito Heights Sylmar Cheviot Hills Monterey Hills Tarzana Coldwater Canyon Mount Olympus Toluca Lake Crenshaw Mount Washington Toluca Woods Cypress Park North Hills Tujunga Eagle Rock North Hollywood Valley Glen Echo Park Northridge Valley Village El Sereno Pacific Palisades Van Nuys Encino Pacoima Venice Glassell Park Palms Watts Granada Hills Panorama City West Hills Hancock Park Park La Brea Westchester Harbor City Playa del Rey Westlake Highland Park Porter Ranch Westwood Hollywood Rancho Park Winnetka Hollywood Hills Reseda Wilmington Hyde Park Sagamore Park Woodland Hills

More About the City of Los Angeles

A large portion of the City of Los Angeles is in the San Fernando Valley. Located in the near northwest sector of Los Angeles County, it is usually referred to simply as "The Valley." Although the San Fernando Valley is within the boundaries of the City of Los Angeles, you will find that two other incorporated cities on its eastern border, Burbank and Glendale, often align themselves with "The Valley" when it is politically or economically expedient to do so. Recently the San Fernando Valley has had a growing political constituency interested in seceding from the City of LA and forming its own city, much like Glendale and Burbank have been for countless decades. Click here to follow the progress of the Valley secession movement. You also can click here for General Information on the San Fernando Valley. Since the City of Los Angeles is such a huge and complex municipality, you may enjoy visiting the official City of Los Angeles web site. Click here for City of LA Web Site Return to Area Information Page