Downey, Los Angeles County, California

Downey: City located in southeast Los Angeles County

About

Downey is a city located in the county of Los Angeles in the U.S. state of California. Its population at the 2010 census was 111,772. After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 109,202 inhabitants.

The city was created 149 years ago in 1873.

Quick Facts about Downey

Population : 109,202 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : California (United States)
County : Los Angeles County
Postal code : 90239–90242
Water as percent of area : 1.27%
Land as percent of area : 98.73%
Altitude : 118 feet / 36 meters
Establishment : October 10, 1873 (149 years ago)
Time Zone : America/Los_Angeles
Local time : 17:11:54 (7th February 2023)
Population growth : -2.35% (2010-2020)
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Location of Downey on California map.
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Downey City Hall
Downey City Hall image
Downey City Hall image

Geography

Downey is located at 33°56'24"N 118°7'57"W (33.9400100, -118.1325700). It has 5 neighbors: Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate.

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Downey has 5 neighbours.

  • Bell Gardens City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
  • Bellflower city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
  • Pico Rivera City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
  • Santa Fe Springs city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
  • South Gate city in Los Angeles County, California

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Downey decreased by 2.35% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 111,772 - census
2011 112,215 0.39% estimation process
2012 112,582 0.33% estimation process
2013 112,858 0.24% estimation process
2014 113,091 0.21% estimation process
2015 113,260 0.15% estimation process
2016 112,896 -0.32% estimation process
2017 112,426 -0.42% estimation process
2018 111,915 -0.46% estimation process
2019 111,126 -0.71% estimation process
2020 109,202 -1.76% estimation process

Downey zip code is 90240. County name: Los Angeles, County fips: 06037

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Where to Stay in Downey

1 Embassy Suites by Hilton Los Angeles Downey

Rating: 4.2 (2005)

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2 Studio Inn & Suites

Rating: 3.8 (309)

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Studio Inn & Suites

3 Days Inn by Wyndham Downey

Rating: 4 (249)

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Days Inn by Wyndham Downey

4 Quality Inn Downey

Rating: 3.8 (248)

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5 Regency Inn & Suites Downey

Rating: 3.4 (206)

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Regency Inn & Suites Downey

Other Places in Downey

1 Downey City Hall

Rating: 3.8 (19)

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Downey City Hall

2 Downey City Council

Rating: 3.5 (4)

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3 Downey Parks & Recreation

Rating: 5 (2)

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4 City of Downey Finance

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5 City of Downey Human Resources Office

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City of Downey Human Resources Office

People born in Downey (71)

People born in Downey, including baseball player Jason Bates, professional baseball player Evan Longoria, actress and model Aimee Teegarden, .

List

  • Wayne Rainey (American motorcycle racer) he was born in 23/10/1960
  • James Hetfield (American guitarist and singer) he was born in 03/08/1963
  • Dan Henderson (American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler) he was born in 24/08/1970
  • Anna Maria Picarelli (footballer) she was born in 04/11/1984
  • Ryan Hollweg (American ice hockey player) he was born in 23/04/1983
  • Hoyt Curtin (American composer and music producer (1922-2000)) he was born in 09/09/1922
  • Bobby Edner (American actor and musician) he was born in 05/10/1988
  • Dave Alvin (musician) he was born in 11/11/1955
  • David Lago (American actor) he was born in 18/01/1979
  • Demos Shakarian (American businessman) he was born in 21/07/1913
  • Kenneth Shelley (figure skater) he was born in 04/10/1951
  • Adrian Ost he was born in 01/01/1970
  • Alanna Ubach (American actress) she was born in 03/10/1975
  • Anthony Reyes (American baseball player) he was born in 16/10/1981
  • Jeanette Pohlen (American basketball player) she was born in 02/05/1989
  • Kevin Gross (American baseball player) he was born in 08/06/1961
  • Tom Nieto (American baseball player and coach) he was born in 27/10/1960
  • Paul Ruffner (basketball player) he was born in 15/10/1948

Schools in Downey

College & universities near Downey, CA

Code Name City ZIP
371690 Downey Adult School Downey (CA) 90241
444343 Advanced College South Gate (CA) 90280
443207 NTMA Training Centers of Southern California Santa Fe Springs (CA) 90670
450960 Healthcare Career College Paramount (CA) 90723-5258
111887 Cerritos College Norwalk (CA) 90650-6298

Stations (46)

Amtrak & bus stations near Downey, CA

Code Name Address Type
LAX Los Angeles Union Station 800 North Alameda Street RAIL
TOA Torrance, CA 20575 Hamilton Avenue BUS
LBC Long Beach, California 601 North Long Beach Blvd. BUS
FUL Fullerton Transportation Center 120 East Santa Fe Avenue RAIL
PAS Pasadena, California 150 South Los Robles Ave. BUS

Post Office

Post offices near Downey

Post Office Name City ZIP
Downey Post Office Downey (CA) 90241
North Downey Post Office Downey (CA) 90241
South Downey Post Office Downey (CA) 90242
Bell Garden Post Office Bell Gardens (CA) 90201
Slauson Post Office Pico Rivera (CA) 90660

Other places with the same name (2)

  • Downey , Idaho city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States with a population of 633 people.

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Los Angeles 3,970,219 County seat of Los Angeles County, California; second largest city in the United States by population
Long Beach 454,681 City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Santa Clarita 209,990 City in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Glendale 197,747 City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Hollywood 167,664 District in Los Angeles, California, United States
Lancaster 155,822 City in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Palmdale 150,498 City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Pomona 149,212 City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Torrance 141,553 City in California
Pasadena 141,045 City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
East Los Angeles 126,496 Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States
El Monte 112,344 City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Inglewood 107,203 City in California
Santa Maria 105,851 City in southern California, U.
West Covina 103,656 City in California, United States of America
Norwalk 102,635 City in California, United States of America

Distance to Other Cities

Downey distances to largest California cities