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Frequently Asked
Questions
Q. Does this map cover all of Southern
California?
A. No. This map focuses specifically on Los Angeles County, its cities
and communities. Adjacent counties are
labeled in the map with white lettering against a green background. Cities and
communities in other counties, however, are not shown.
Q. Does this map show zip codes?
A. No. Zip codes and zip code boundaries are not shown in the Los
Angeles County Map. We do, however, offer a map featuring solely ZIP codes
and boundaries wholly or partially within the City of Los Angeles.
Click here to learn more about this map.
Q. How did you come up with boundaries for
L.A. districts and neighborhoods?
A. Initially, we started with city planning areas, as outlined by the
Los Angeles City Department of Planning. These boundaries served as our
initial baselines. We further layered in zip code boundaries and census tract
boundaries. Thereupon, we were adjusted a number of boundaries and added
additional districts and neighborhoods not outlined in city planning maps. We
further researched any opinions we could find on customary and traditional
neighborhood boundaries and made adjustments accordingly. None of this, of
course, was easy. There are conflicting opinions and, in some cases, we could
not find much information. We made a number of inevitable compromises in our
best judgment, but do expect to add additional boundaries in a future edition
of the map.
Q. Does this map show streets that
serve as city boundaries?
A. No. We do feature freeways, state highways, railroad tracks, and bodies of water
within the county and these often coincide with city
boundaries. We do not, however, feature city streets in the county map. For
this reason, we show many city boundaries without streets or other geographic
features that serve as the boundaries. (see
next question).
Q. Why are some communities shown in this
map without boundaries?
A. Many communities shown in this map are either unincorporated
communities (they are governed directly by the county Board of Supervisors and
not by an independent council and mayor) or are larger neighborhoods and
districts within incorporated cities (such as neighborhoods within the City of
Los Angeles).
Since these communities are significant but many do not have officially defined boundaries,
their general location is shown without displaying boundaries.
Q. Are all cities and neighborhoods in Los Angeles
County shown
in this map?
A. Yes & No. We feature all 88 incorporated cities in the county
and all unincorporated communities recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.
We also feature a number of smaller unincorporated communities and significant
neighborhoods/districts within some cities. There are many other small
neighborhoods in both cities and unincorporated communities that are not
featured in this map due simply to a lack of sufficient space in map.
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