Palms, Los Angeles

Not to be confused with the following cities in California: Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Thousand Palms, and Twentynine Palms.

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
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyCounty of Los Angeles
CityCity of Los Angeles
Government
 • City CouncilKaty Yaroslavsky
 • State AssemblyIsaac Bryan (D)
 • State SenateLola Smallwood-Cuevas (D)
 • U.S. HouseTed Lieu (D)
Area
 • Total
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
42,545
 • Density21,983/sq mi (8,488/km2)
ZIP Codes
90034, 90232
Area codes310/424

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. 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.

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