Florence, California
Florence, California | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Florence, California Location within the state of California | |
Coordinates: 33°58′28″N 118°14′53″W / 33.97444°N 118.24806°WCoordinates: 33°58′28″N 118°14′53″W / 33.97444°N 118.24806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 90001 |
Area code(s) | 323 |
Florence is an unincorporated community in California. It is often considered part of South Los Angeles despite being outside the Los Angeles city limits. It is serviced by area code 323 and has a ZIP Code of 90001. It is the northern part of the Florence-Graham CDP.
Emergency services[]
Fire protection in Florence is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, primarily serviced by Los Angeles County Fire Station 16 at 8010 S. Compton Ave., with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service.[citation needed]
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Century Station in Lynwood, serving Florence.[1]
Education[]
Florence-Graham residents are zoned to Los Angeles Unified School District schools.
Residents are zoned to:
- Florence Avenue Elementary School
- Parmelee Elementary School
- Edison Middle School
- John C. Fremont High School
Famous people from Florence[]
References[]
- ^ "Century Station Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine." Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.
- ^ In 1910, Abraham Nahas b. 1895 was registered on Holmes Avenue in San Antonio Township, Florence Precinct, Los Angeles County. 1910 U.S. Census via family search.org
County of Los Angeles Public Library operates the Florence Library.
- Unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, California
- Unincorporated communities in California
- Los Angeles County, California geography stubs