West Athens is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 8,726 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 90044 and 90047.
Homes sold for a median of $499 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Los Angeles; part is in West Athens
Mostly Los Angeles; part is in West Athens
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West Athens. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)6 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Los Angeles, CA8 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West Athens; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
West Athens had 9,393 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 526th 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.
Los Angeles County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 49°F. About 11.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hawthorne Muni Ap, CA weather station (3 miles away).
3,987,736 jobs at 304,988 businesses in Los Angeles County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
513 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Athens’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 18 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 30 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 53 |
| Mental health providers | 399 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by Los Angeles Unified, Invictus Leadership Academy District, Learning by Design Charter District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budlong Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 624 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Danny J. Bakewell Sr. Primary CenterLos Angeles | K | 170 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Figueroa Street ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 400 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and SciLos Angeles | K–6 | 480 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Gil Garcetti Learning AcademyLos Angeles | K–6 | 519 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Invictus Leadership AcademyLos Angeles | K–8 | 161 | Charter | 3.0 mi |
| La Salle Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 330 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Learning by Design CharterLos Angeles | K–5 | 114 | Charter | 1.7 mi |
| Loren Miller ElementaryLos Angeles | K–6 | 601 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Manhattan Place ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 218 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Ninety-Fifth Street ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 745 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Raymond Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 457 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Seventy-Fourth Street ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 377 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris ElemLos Angeles | K–5 | 271 | Charter | 0.7 mi |
| Washington Primary CenterLos Angeles | K–2 | 138 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| West Athens ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 545 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Woodcrest ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 611 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Manchester Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles | 1–6 | 509 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| KIPP Scholar AcademyLos Angeles | 5–8 | 434 | Charter | 2.1 mi |
| TEACH Academy of TechnologiesLos Angeles | 5–8 | 471 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| Animo Legacy Charter MiddleLos Angeles | 6–8 | 887 | Charter | 2.5 mi |
| Boys Academic Leadership AcademyLos Angeles | 6–12 | 69 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Bret Harte Preparatory MiddleLos Angeles | 6–8 | 456 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Horace Mann UCLA CommunityLos Angeles | 6–12 | 440 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| John Muir MiddleLos Angeles | 6–8 | 624 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Vox Collegiate of Los AngelesLos Angeles | 6–10 | 224 | Charter | 0.4 mi |
| Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services AcademyLos Angeles | 9–12 | 433 | Charter | 0.4 mi |
| Animo South Los Angeles CharterLos Angeles | 9–12 | 585 | Charter | 1.6 mi |
| Augustus Hawkins HighLos Angeles | 9–12 | 1,122 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Ednovate - South LA College PrepLos Angeles | 9–12 | 394 | Charter | 0.8 mi |
And 7 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moores Day Care Prep SchoolLos Angeles | Pre-K–6 | 18 | Baptist | 2.3 mi |
| Normandie Christian School of Los AngelesLos Angeles | Pre-K–K | 12 | Church of Christ | 1.8 mi |
| St Eugene SchoolLos Angeles | Pre-K–8 | 256 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
| St Frances X Cabrini SchoolLos Angeles | TK–8 | 233 | Roman Catholic | 1.8 mi |
| St Michaels SchoolLos Angeles | TK–8 | 290 | Roman Catholic | 0.4 mi |
| St Raphael Elementary SchoolLos Angeles | TK–8 | 254 | Roman Catholic | 1.5 mi |
| Castle Elementary SchoolLos Angeles | K–7 | 30 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 mi |
| Frederick Kc Price III SchoolLos Angeles | K–12 | 229 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.9 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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