Athens
Athens is an unincorporated community in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, numbering 9,101 people in the 2000 census. It is the home site of Los Angeles Southwest College.- Type: Suburb
- Description: unincorporated community in California, USA
- Also known as: “Athens (California)”, “Athens, CA”, “Athens, California”, and “آتن، کالیفرنیا”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Harbor Freeway station and Vermont/Athens station.
Avalon station
Railway station
Avalon station is an elevated light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Los Angeles and West Athens.
West Athens
Quarter
West Athens is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
West Rancho Dominguez
Hamlet
West Rancho Dominguez, formerly known as West Compton… West Rancho Dominguez is situated 2 miles south of Athens.
Athens
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.92041° or 33° 55′ 14″ north
Longitude
-118.27905° or 118° 16′ 45″ west
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Open location code
8553WPCC+59
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Volapük—“Athens” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Broadway-Manchester and Vermont Vista.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Athens Park and Church of God in Jesus Name.
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