Hawthorne, California

Hawthorne, California
Motto: 
"City of Good Neighbors"
Location of Hawthorne in Los Angeles County, California.
Hawthorne
Location in the United States
Hawthorne
Hawthorne (California)
Hawthorne
Hawthorne (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°55′2″N 118°20′55″W / 33.91722°N 118.34861°W / 33.91722; -118.34861
Country United States
State California
CountyLos Angeles
IncorporatedJuly 12, 1922
Named afterNathaniel Hawthorne
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorAlex Vargas
 • City ManagerVontray (Von) Norris
Area
 • Total
6.10 sq mi (15.80 km2)
 • Land6.09 sq mi (15.77 km2)
 • Water0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.18%
Elevation
72 ft (22 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
88,083
 • Rank99th in California
 • Density14,470/sq mi (5,585/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
90250 and 90251
Area codes310/424, 213/323
FIPS code06-32548
GNIS feature IDs1652717, 2410720
Websitecityofhawthorne.org

Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. It is part of a seventeen-city subregion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area commonly known as the South Bay. As of the 2020 US census, Hawthorne had a population of 88,083.

Hawthorne is widely known as the home of The Beach Boys.