Town guide

Quartz Hill, California

Quartz Hill is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 11,510 people across 3.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 93536.

Homes sold for a median of $263 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population11,5103,061 per sq mi
Median home value$485,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$263Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Quartz Hill

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Quartz Hill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Quartz Hill

Distances

Nearest major airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Los Angeles, CA50 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Quartz Hill; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Quartz Hill

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

Quartz Hill had 11,447 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 458th 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.

Quartz Hill population by census2000: 9,890, 2010: 10,912, 2020: 11,4479,890200010,912201011,4472020

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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 16 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Quartz HillJan: high 56°F, low 38°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 39°F, 4.4 in; Mar: high 63°F, low 43°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 46°F, 1 in; May: high 76°F, low 53°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 62°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 68°F, 0.1 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 68°F, 0 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 62°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 77°F, low 53°F, 0.7 in; Nov: high 65°F, low 44°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 37°F, 2.2 in56°38°Jan3.758°39°Feb4.463°43°Mar2.568°46°Apr1.076°53°May0.486°62°Jun0.192°68°Jul0.193°68°Aug0.088°62°Sep0.277°53°Oct0.765°44°Nov0.755°37°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fairmont, CA weather station (5 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

219 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Quartz Hill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Antelope Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Lancaster12.5 miles
  • Palmdale Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Palmdale17.0 miles
  • Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Valencia26.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors18
Specialist doctors6
Dentists29
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants30
Mental health providers110
Physical and occupational therapists16
Optometrists6
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies10

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.

Schools in Quartz Hill

Public schools here are run by Westside Union Elementary, Lancaster Elementary, Antelope Valley Union High. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (14)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Del Sur Senior ElementaryLancasterK–8763Public4.9 mi
John and Jacquelyn Miller ElementaryLancasterK–7697Public12.4 mi
Nancy Cory ElementaryLancasterK–5728Public11.3 mi
Quartz Hill ElementaryQuartz HillK–6845Public11.2 mi
Sundown ElementaryLancasterK–6941Public8.5 mi
Valley View ElementaryLancasterK–6659Public12.0 mi
West Wind ElementaryLancasterK–5757Public10.8 mi
Academies of the Antelope ValleyQuartz Hill6–12677Charter9.4 mi
Amargosa Creek MiddleLancaster6–8859Public11.5 mi
Endeavour MiddleLancaster6–8805Public10.2 mi
Joe Walker MiddleLancaster6–8781Public10.2 mi
Lancaster HighLancaster9–122,688Public10.8 mi
Quartz Hill HighQuartz Hill9–123,175Public9.6 mi
SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)Lancaster9–12670Alternative Education11.3 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Noah's Ark - Hope Chapel Christian AcademyLancasterPre-K–340Christian (no specific denomination)8.7 mi
Paraclete High SchoolLancaster9–12582Roman Catholic12.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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