Venice, Los Angeles

Venice
Venice
Neighborhood
	Venice Beach and Boardwalk, 2005
	Venice boundaries
	Venice Location within Western Los Angeles
	Coordinates: 33°59′27″N 118°27′33″W / 33.99083°N 118.45917°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
City	Los Angeles
Founded as an independent city	1905
Merged with Los Angeles	1926
Named for	Venice, Italy
Government
• City Council	Traci Park (D)
• State Senate	Ben Allen (D)
• State Assembly	Autumn Burke (D)
• U.S. House	Ted Lieu (D)
Area
• Total	3.1 sq mi (8 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population (2008)
• Total	40,885
• Density	12,324/sq mi (4,758/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	90291, 90292
Area codes	310, 424
Website	laparks.org/venice

Venice is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by Los Angeles. Venice is known for its canals, a beach, and Ocean Front Walk, a 2.5-mile (4 km) pedestrian promenade that features performers, fortune-tellers, and vendors.

^ ^a ^b "Los Angeles Times Neighborhood Project". Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^ "Worldwide Elevation Finder".

[Los_Angeles_Times_Neighborhood_Project-1] "Los Angeles Times Neighborhood Project". Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2010.

[2] "Worldwide Elevation Finder".

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