La Palma, California

Back to La Palma, CA housing info, Orange County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. La Palma CA Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for La Palma, CA Orange County Population in July 2008: 15,603. Population change since 2000: +1.3%   Males: 7,622   (48.9%) Females: 7,981   (51.1%) Median resident age:   38.1 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 90623. Estimated median household income in 2007: $85,243 (it was $68,438 in 2000) La Palma:   $85,243 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $34,804 La Palma:   $34,804 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $757,539 (it was $285,800 in 2000) La Palma:   $757,539 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $659,051; Detached houses: $664,388; Townhouses or other attached units: $464,978; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $659,451; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $536,585; Mobile homes: $333,333 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 90623 La Palma, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in La Palma: White Non-Hispanic (36.3%) Korean (17.1%) Hispanic (11.3%) Chinese (8.3%) Filipino (7.0%) Japanese (4.8%) Black (4.6%) Asian Indian (3.8%) Two or more races (3.5%) Other race (3.5%) Other Asian (2.3%) Vietnamese (1.5%) American Indian (1.0%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in La Palma: 141.3 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about La Palma, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. La Palma is mentioned 173 times on our forum: La Palma - Need Advice  (2 replies) Family of 6 Moving to Orange County. Looking for Low Cost of living!  (67 replies) Is Los Angeles Magical?  (199 replies) Nostalgia  (720 replies) Anaheim neighborhoods?  (45 replies) Need help getting my teenager adjust to the OC when we move  (56 replies) Ancestries: German (8.7%), Irish (7.2%), English (6.2%), Italian (4.4%), French (1.8%), Dutch (1.6%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 44 feet Land area: 1.81 square miles. Population density: 8607 people per square mile   (high).

Latitude: 33.85 N, Longitude: 118.04 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -800 (-5.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 678 (9.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 714

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La Palma, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.54
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in La Palma, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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La Palma-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/9/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the La Palma city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 tornado 8.0 miles away from the city center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

La Palma-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 2636% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from La Palma center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 34.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi) earthquake occurred 37.1 miles away from La Palma center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from La Palma center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in La Palma, CA

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Notable location: La Palma Branch Orange County Public Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map Shopping Center: La Palma Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Fullerton Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in La Palma include: Central Park (1), El Rancho Verde Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: Kang's Art (Art Museums; 7002 Moody).

Average household size:

This city:	3.1 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	84.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	4.9%
Whole state:	14.2%

This city:	3.1%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Palma, CA

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5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,712 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
California average:	5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($728 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.12%
California average:	0.21%

from Los Angeles County, CA	1.91% ($54,756 average AGI)
from Riverside County, CA	0.47% ($51,018)
from San Diego County, CA	0.32% ($52,882)

6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.37%
California average:	6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($471 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.06%
California average:	0.11%

to Los Angeles County, CA	1.43% ($46,009 average AGI)
to Riverside County, CA	1.20% ($52,293)
to San Bernardino County, CA	0.40% ($46,220)

• 7822 Walker St, Structure height: 7 m, Call Sign: WNRF432
  Assigned Frequencies : 46.5600 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/06/2004, Expiration Date: 01/26/2015
  Registrant: Communications Div, 840 N Eckhoff St Ste 104, Orange, CA 92868-1021, Phone: (714) 628-7050, Fax: (714) 628-7023, Email:
• 7792 Walker St, Call Sign: KUQ521, Licensee ID: L00038627
  Assigned Frequencies : 460.325 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/26/1998, Expiration Date: 06/03/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/09/2001
  Registrant: City Of La Palma, 840 North Eckhoff St Ste 104, Orange, CA 92868-1021
• 7901 Walker St, Structure height: 20 m, Call Sign: KYK552
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.280 MHz, 155.400 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/05/1996, Expiration Date: 12/05/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
  Registrant: Anaheim Memorial Medical Center Dba La Palma Intercommunity Hospital, 1111 W La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 91802, Phone: (714) 670-7400
• 6569 Valley View Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47 m, Overall height: 53 m, Call Sign: WPMZ992
  867.175 MHz, 867.325 MHz, 867.325 MHz, 867.400 MHz, 867.400 MHz, 867.650 MHz, 867.650 MHz, 867.675 MHz, 867.675 MHz, 867.700 MHz... (+35 more)
  Grant Date: 06/01/2004, Expiration Date: 04/16/2014, Certifier: Gary David Gray, P.E.
  Registrant: Communications Division, 840 N Eckhoff St Ste 104, Orange, CA 92868-1021, Phone: (714) 628-7050, Fax: (714) 628-7023, Email:
• 6569 Valley View Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47 m, Overall height: 53 m, Call Sign: WPMU852
  Assigned Frequencies : 856.212 MHz, 856.212 MHz, 856.462 MHz, 856.462 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/14/1999, Expiration Date: 01/14/2004, Cancelation Date: 06/26/2003, Certifier: Gary David Gray, P.E.
  Registrant: Gary David Gray, P.E., Fax: (714) 704-7902
• Lat: 33.710861 Lon: -117.534500, Call Sign: WPTN363
  Assigned Frequencies : 466.775 MHz, 461.775 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/06/2001, Expiration Date: 11/06/2011, Certifier: Tuy T Nguyen
  Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Faifield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
• Lat: 33.847639 Lon: -118.037639, Call Sign: WQII586
  Assigned Frequencies : 72.3000 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/20/2008, Expiration Date: 02/20/2018, Certifier: Pat Silvestri
  Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc, 965 Wells St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (800) 537-0464

• LA PALMA, 6569 Valley View Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.2 m, Overall height: 52.7 m, Call Sign: WPNN364
  Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 10705.0 MHz, 6825.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/05/2008, Expiration Date: 05/21/2018
  Registrant: County Of, Ca Orange, 840 N Eckhoff St Ste 104, Orange, CA 92868-1021, Phone: (714) 628-7050, Fax: (714) 628-7023, Email:
• CM-85-04, 5600 Fresca Drive, Type: Pole, Structure height: 16.5 m, Overall height: 19.2 m, Call Sign: WPVP938
  Assigned Frequencies : 19495.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/30/2002, Expiration Date: 07/30/2012
  Registrant: Morrison & Foerster LLP, 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 5500, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 887-8726, Fax: (202) 887-0763, Email:
• Harding, CA8238A, 5451 La Palma, Type: Building, Structure height: 33.7 m, Call Sign: WQBY645
  Assigned Frequencies : 10553.1 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/06/2005, Expiration Date: 01/06/2015, Certifier: Jeffrey S Haskins
  Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142
• 6 CENTERPOINTE PLAZA, 6 Centerpointe Plaza, Type: Building, Structure height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WQGT743
  Assigned Frequencies : 10895.0 MHz, 10855.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/13/2007, Expiration Date: 04/13/2017, Certifier: Benjamin Williams
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
• Los Coyotes, 6800 Walker St., Type: Pole, Structure height: 22.3 m, Call Sign: WQJB670
  Assigned Frequencies : 10995.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/17/2008, Expiration Date: 07/17/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
• CENTERPOINT, 6 Centerpointe Dr, Overall height: 34.7 m, Call Sign: WGW636
  Assigned Frequencies : 2125.20 MHz, 2118.00 MHz, 2128.80 MHz, 5928.00 MHz, 6167.57 MHz, 2123.60 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/12/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 11/14/2003, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
  Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

• #6 Centerpointe, Nw Corner Of Int.Orangethorpe Ave & Valley Blvd., Structure height: 39.3 m, Call Sign: KMD990
  Assigned Frequencies : 454.125 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 12/12/2002, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
  Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

• Aircraft: MOONEY M-18L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 103 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 109C , Serial Number: 70, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 12/03/1957
  Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 4572 Amberwood Ave, La Palma, CA 90623
• Aircraft: MOONEY M20J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 201KR , Serial Number: 24-0449, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 02/06/1978
  Registrant (Individual): Bernard Lee, 4942 Santiago Dr, La Palma, CA 90623
• Aircraft: MILLS JERRELL L GS-2 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B1A (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 343A , Serial Number: 7224, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 05/02/2008
  Registrant (Individual): Jerrell L Mills, 8302 Meadowlark Ln, La Palma, CA 90623
• Aircraft: LOCKWOOD AVIATION EXPLORER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
  N-Number: 75802 , Serial Number: 002
  Registrant (Individual): Bernardo S Jr Tucay, 5412 La Luna Dr, La Palma, CA 90623
• Aircraft: HALE BRADLEY A DRAGONFLY (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: REVMASTER 2100 (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 931BE , Serial Number: 474, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 05/25/1994
  Registrant (Individual): Bradley A Hale, 7571 Black Star Ln, La Palma, CA 90623
• Aircraft: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-E (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 94864 , Serial Number: 4988, Year manufactured: 1948
  Registrant (Individual): Richard C Moore, 5272 Verna Dr, La Palma, CA 90623

• Fire: 12
• Hazardous Condition: 7