East Compton
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 54 ′ N , 118 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 9,286 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 7,143.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 22 m | ||
| Postal code : | 90221 | ||
| Area code : | +1 213 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-20550 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1867014 | ||
East Compton , also East Rancho Dominguez, is an unincorporated area and a census-designated place in Los Angeles County in the US state of California .
East Compton has 9,286 residents, most of whom are Latinos . It shares the East Compton ZIP code (90221) with Compton . East Compton is bounded to the south by Alondra Boulevard , to the north by Rosecrans Avenue, and to the west and east by Atlantic Avenue . In the middle is the East Rancho Dominguez Country Park . To the north is Lynwood , to the east is the Long Beach Freeway , the Los Angeles River and the city of Paramount . To the south and southeast is Long Beach . The area is 1.3 km².