Florence, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

33°58′28″N 118°14′53″W / 33.97444°N 118.24806°W / 33.97444; -118.24806Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCounty

Los AngelesTime zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP Codes

90001

Area code323

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

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

A. S. Nahas, founder of Nahas department store chain, lived here during adolescence.^[2]

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.

Municipalities and communities of Los Angeles County, California, United States

County seat: Los Angeles

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