California · Census place 0642468
Lomita, California
Lomita is a city in Los Angeles County, California with an estimated 19,841 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 297th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 19,841
- #297 of 468 in California
- Change since 2020
- -5.0%
- -1,035 people
- Land area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Density
- 10,388 / sq mi
- State median 3,725
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Lomita population, 2020 to 2024
Lomita lost 1,035 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -5.0%. In the latest year it moved by -81. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 414th; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so Lomita is 54% of it.
Lomita covers 1.91 square miles of land, for 10,388 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so Lomita is denser than the typical town.
What county Lomita is in
All of Lomita's residents live in Los Angeles County, which had 9,757,179 residents in 2024. Lomita holds 0.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Lomita
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Lomita by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 90717. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Lomita is
The Census internal point of Lomita is at 33.793300, -118.317500. Sacramento, the capital, is 374.9 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Torrance, CA (139,576 people), 3.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.793300, -118.317500
- DMS
- 33°47'35.88"N 118°19'3.00"W
- UTM
- 11N 378033.7E 3740017.9N
- Geohash
- 9q5b5xgu4
- Plus code
- 8553QMVM+82
Daylight in Lomita
At 33.79° N, Lomita gets about 14 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 30 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Lomita
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Rolling Hills Estates, 1.2 miles away, with 8,007 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Lomita, CA?
19,841 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,035 (5.0%) from 20,876 in July 2020.
What county is Lomita in?
Los Angeles County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Lomita?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 90717.
How far is Lomita from Sacramento?
374.9 miles (603.4 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Lomita.
What is the nearest larger city to Lomita?
Torrance, CA, with 139,576 residents, 3.4 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.