Town guide

Ladera Heights, California

Ladera Heights is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 7,334 people across 3.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 90056, and parts of 90230 are in Ladera Heights too.

Homes sold for a median of $638 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population7,3342,469 per sq mi
Median home value$1,661,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$638Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Ladera Heights

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Ladera Heights

Distances

Nearest major airportLos Angeles International Airport (LAX)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Los Angeles, CA3 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ladera Heights; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ladera Heights

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Ladera Heights had 6,654 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 566th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Los Angeles County grew from 170,298 residents in 1900 to 10,014,009 in 2020.

Ladera Heights population by census2000: 6,568, 2010: 6,498, 2020: 6,6546,56820006,49820106,6542020

Los Angeles County, 1900–2020

Los Angeles County population, 1900 to 20201900: 170,298, 1910: 504,131, 1920: 936,455, 1930: 2,208,492, 1940: 2,785,643, 1950: 4,151,687, 1960: 6,038,771, 1970: 7,032,075, 1980: 7,477,503, 1990: 8,863,164, 2000: 9,519,338, 2010: 9,818,605, 2020: 10,014,009170K’00’10936K’20’302.8M’40’506.0M’60’707.5M’80’909.5M’00’1010.0M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 47°F. About 14.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Ladera HeightsJan: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 49°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 68°F, low 51°F, 2.2 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 53°F, 0.6 in; May: high 72°F, low 57°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 60°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 63°F, 0 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 64°F, 0 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 62°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 58°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 71°F, low 52°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 66°F, low 47°F, 2.5 in67°48°Jan3.367°49°Feb3.568°51°Mar2.271°53°Apr0.672°57°May0.475°60°Jun0.178°63°Jul0.079°64°Aug0.078°62°Sep0.176°58°Oct0.671°52°Nov0.966°47°Dec2.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Culver City, CA weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Los Angeles County

3,987,736 jobs at 304,988 businesses in Los Angeles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Los Angeles CountyHealth care and social assistance: 642,665 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 459,745 jobs; Retail trade: 419,890 jobs; Professional services: 320,516 jobs; Manufacturing: 292,916 jobs; Administrative and support: 258,515 jobs; Information: 243,507 jobs; Wholesale trade: 224,605 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 11% Professional services 8% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7% Information 6% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

117 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ladera Heights.

Nearest hospitals

  • Centinela Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Inglewood3.3 miles
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LaGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Los Angeles3.4 miles
  • Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Marina Del Rey3.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors4
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers94
Physical and occupational therapists4
Optometrists1
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Ladera Heights

Parks (10 nearby)

  • Yvonne Burke Sports Complex · 22 acres0.9 mi
  • Ladera Park · 16 acres1.2 mi
  • Fox Hills Park · 10 acres0.5 mi
  • Blanco Park · 3 acres0.8 mi
  • Triangle Park · 3 acres1.1 mi
  • Steve Soboroff Court Park · 3 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Trader Joe's0.7 mi
  • Sprouts Farmers Market0.7 mi
  • Ralphs0.9 mi
  • Super King0.9 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.0 mi
  • Ralphs1.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • West Los Angeles College Library1.1 mi

Museums

  • Centinela Adobe1.5 mi
  • Wende Museum of the Cold War2.0 mi
  • Museum of Jurassic Technology2.7 mi
  • Center for Land Use Interpretation2.7 mi
  • Flight Path Museum LAX4.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Robert Lee Frost Auditorium1.8 mi
  • Westchester Playhouse1.8 mi
  • Skyline Terrace2.0 mi
  • Inglewood Playhouse2.4 mi
  • UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios2.4 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Culver City, Los Angeles and View Park-Windsor Hills.

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