Palms, Los Angeles

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Palms
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Palms Station, Los Angeles
Palms boundaries as shown on "Mapping L.A." project of the Los Angeles Times
Palms Location within Western Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°01′23″N 118°24′18″W / 34.023°N 118.405°W / 34.023; -118.405
Country	United States
State	California
County	County of Los Angeles
City	City of Los Angeles
Government
• City Council	Paul Koretz
• State Assembly	Sydney Kamlager (D)
• State Senate	Holly Mitchell (D)
• U.S. House	Karen Bass (D)
Area [1]
• Total	1.9 sq mi (5 km2)
Population  (2000)[1]
• Total	42,545
• Density	21,983/sq mi (8,488/km2)
ZIP Code	90034, 90232
Area code(s)	310/424

Palms (originally "The Palms") is a community in the Westside region of Los Angeles, California, founded in 1886 and the oldest neighborhood annexed to the city, in 1915. The 1886 tract was marketed as an agricultural and vacation community.^[2] Today it is a primarily residential area, with many apartment buildings, ribbons of commercial zoning and a single-family residential area in its northwest corner. As of the 2000 census the population of Palms was 42,545.^[1]