Vernon, Los Angeles

Name: Vernon
Address: Los Angeles, United States

#599 among attractions in Los Angeles

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Vernon is a city five miles south of downtown Los Angeles, California, the nearest city to downtown Los Angeles. The population was 112 at the 2010 United States Census, the least of any incorporated city in the state. Its population nearly doubled to 222 by the 2020 census, making it the second least populous city in the state after Amador City, whose population grew only slightly—from 185 in the 2010 census, to 200 in the 2020 census. ()

Alternative names: Area: 5.16 mi²Coordinates: 34°0'9"N, 118°13'30"W

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Southeast Los Angeles (Vernon)Los Angeles United States

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Vernon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hollenbeck Park, Salazar Park, Fire Station No. 30, Pacific Boulevard.

2.6 miN
Park, Lake
Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles
67 min walk • Hollenbeck Park is a city park in the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles, California. It is located on the corner of Saint Louis and Fourth Streets, near Boyle Avenue.
2.4 miNE
Park
Salazar Park, Los Angeles
63 min walk • Ruben F. Salazar Park is a park in East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. It is administrated by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.
2.2 miNW
Museum
Fire Station No. 30, Los Angeles
56 min walk • Fire Station No. 30, Engine Company No. 30 is a historic fire station and engine company in the South Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California. Closed in 1980, the building is now home to the African American Firefighter Museum.
1.3 miS
Shopping, Shopping district
Pacific Boulevard, Los Angeles
35 min walk • Pacific Boulevard is a street and principal commercial thoroughfare in the city of Huntington Park, California and the Los Angeles County neighborhood of Walnut Park.
2.6 miN
Museum, Art gallery
MAMA Gallery, Los Angeles
68 min walk • MAMA is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles, California. As its name implies, MAMA fosters and exhibits contemporary artworks executed in a wide variety of media including visual installations, film, video, automata, but not excluding 'traditional' forms such as painting.
2.4 miSE
City, Area
Maywood, Los Angeles
61 min walk • Maywood is a small Gateway city in Los Angeles County. At 1.18 square miles, Maywood is the third-smallest incorporated city in Los Angeles County.
1.4 miN
Museum, Art gallery
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
36 min walk • The Rosamund Felsen Gallery is one of the longest-running art galleries in Los Angeles, California, involved in and influencing the broader American art community since its establishment in 1978.
2.3 miNE
Library, Spanish colonial revival architecture
Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, Los Angeles
59 min walk • Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1927 based on a Spanish Colonial Revival design by architect George L. Lindsay.
2.2 miNE
Cemetery
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles
56 min walk • Odd Fellows Cemetery is a cemetery in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is notable for specializing in cremation of obese individuals, especially those over 400 pounds.
1.5 miS
City, Area
Huntington Park, Los Angeles
38 min walk • Huntington Park is a city in the Gateway Cities district of southeastern Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 58,114, of whom 97% are Hispanic/Latino and about half were born outside the U.S.
2.4 miN
Bridge, Street
Sixth Street Bridge, Los Angeles
63 min walk • The Sixth Street Viaduct, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, was a viaduct bridge that connected the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles with the Boyle Heights neighborhood.

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How to get to Vernon by public transport?

The nearest stations to Vernon:

Light rail

Vernon • Lines: A (27 min walk)
Slauson • Lines: A (37 min walk)