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Citywide facts

Citywide facts

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  • 40,455 · Residents

    Residents counted in the 2000 Census for the 2.4-square-mile Mapping L.A. neighborhood; not a current estimate.

    Wikipedia · cited Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. (2000 Census) · 2000 U.S. Census · Source checked 2026-10-28.
  • 2.4 sq mi · Neighborhood area

    Area of the published Echo Park neighborhood boundary used by this guide.

    City of Los Angeles GeoHub · LA Times Mapping L.A. · Mapping L.A. boundary · Source checked 2026-10-28.
  • 1892 · Echo Park named

    Year landscaping of the park began and parks superintendent Joseph Henry Tomlinson chose the Echo Park name.

    Neighborhood reference · Neighborhood history · Source checked 2026-10-28.
  • Los Angeles · City

    Echo Park is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, not a separate city; addresses read Los Angeles, CA.

    City of Los Angeles · Neighborhood location · Source checked 2026-10-28.
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Homepage motion

Source photograph by Alaiben, via Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and animated with a slow camera move. This is a recorded photograph, not filmed street activity or a live camera.

Photography

Echo Park Lake with lotus plants, palm trees, the fountain and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline; source date 2019-07-12 by Alaiben. Original photograph on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for this guide with a subtle background animation. This is a photograph, not filmed or live activity. The creator does not endorse this guide.

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Automatic community data

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Echo Park is inland. Regional outdoor conditions offer ideas for a day outdoors.

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