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Florence, California
Location within Los Angeles County
Location within Los Angeles County
Florence, California is located in California
Florence, California
Florence, California
Location in California
Florence, California is located in the United States
Florence, California
Florence, California
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  California
County Los Angeles
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
90001
Area code(s) 323

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.

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.
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