East Los Angeles, California

East Los Angeles, California
Unincorporated community CDP
Images, from top and left to right: East LA Public Library, Civic Center Park, Atlantic E Line Station
Location of East Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California
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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)
• Total	118,786
• Density	15,938.01/sq mi (6,153.58/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[2]

East Los Angeles (Spanish: Este de Los Ángeles), or East L.A., is an unincorporated area situated within Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, East Los Angeles is designated as a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes. The most recent data from the 2020 census reports a population of 118,786, reflecting a 6.1% decrease compared to the 2010 population of 126,496.^[3]

The concentration of Hispanic/Latino Americans is 95.16 percent, the highest of any city or census-designated place in the United States outside of Puerto Rico.^[4]