Polygon vector map data covering boundaries for the City of Los Angeles containing 4 features.

Boundary GIS (Geographic Information System) data is spatial information that delineates the geographic boundaries of specific geographic features. This data typically includes polygons representing the outlines of these features, along with attributes such as names, codes, and other relevant information.

Boundary GIS data is used for a variety of purposes across multiple industries, including urban planning, environmental management, public health, transportation, and business analysis.

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Official City Boundary for the City of Los Angeles created and maintained by the Bureau of Engineering / GIS Mapping Division. Updated as needed.

This layer contains Legal City boundaries within Los Angeles County. The Landbase is jointly maintained by the Los Angeles County Assessor and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works provides the most current shape file of these city boundaries for download at its https://egis-lacounty.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/la-county-city-boundaries/explore?location=34.153321%2C-118.083123%2C9.49.Note: This boundary layer will not line up with the Thomas Brothers® city layer.Principal attributes include:CITY_NAME: represents the city's name.CITY_TYPE: may be used for definition queries; "Unincorporated" or "City".FEAT_TYPE: contains the type of feature each polygon represents:Land - Use this value for your definition query if you want to see only land features on your map.Pier - One example is the Santa Monica Pier. Man-made features may be regarded as extensions of the coastline.Breakwater - Examples include the breakwater barriers that protect the Los Angeles Harbor.Water - Polygons with this attribute value represent internal navigable waters. Examples of internal waters are found in the Long Beach Harbor and in Marina del Rey.3NM Buffer - Per the Submerged Lands Act, the seaward boundaries of coastal cities and unincorporated county areas are three nautical miles (a nautical mile is 1852 meters) from the coastlineURL: cities website current as of 01/01/2023This product is for information purposes and should not be used for legal, engineering, or survey purposes. County assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

This line feature layer contains Legal City boundaries within Los Angeles County.

The principal attribute is BDRY_TYPE which represents the boundary feature types. Use its values below for definition queries and layer symbology for your mapping needs.

Coast - This value represents the coastline. This data is carefully maintained by DPW staff, based Los Angeles Region Imagery Acquisition Consortium data.

Land City - This value represents city boundaries on land.

Land County - This value represents the county boundary on land.

Pier - One example is the Santa Monica Pier. Man-made features may be regarded as extensions of the coastline.

Breakwater - Examples include the breakwater barriers that protect the Los Angeles Harbor.

Water - This value is used to separate features representing internal navigable waters and the ocean. Examples of internal waters are found in the Long Beach Harbor and in Marina del Rey.

Ocean - This value is used to represent ocean boundaries between cities in addition to the seaward boundaries of coastal cities. Per the Submerged Lands Act, the seaward boundaries of coastal cities and unincorporated county areas are three nautical miles (a nautical mile is 1852 meters) from the coastline.

This layer contains Legal City boundaries within Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works provides the most current shape file of these city boundaries for download at its Spatial Information Library.Note: This boundary layer will not line up with the Thomas Brothers city layer. Principal attributes include:CITY_NAME: represents the city's name.CITY_TYPE: may be used for definition queries; "Unincorporated" or "City".FEAT_TYPE: contains the type of feature each polygon represents:Land - Use this value for your definition query if you want to see only land features on your map.Pier - One example is the Santa Monica Pier. Man-made features may be regarded as extensions of the coastline.Breakwater - Examples include the breakwater barriers that protect the Los Angeles Harbor.Water - Polygons with this attribute value represent internal navigable waters. Examples of internal waters are found in the Long Beach Harbor and in Marina del Rey.3NM Buffer - Per the Submerged Lands Act, the seaward boundaries of coastal cities and unincorporated county areas are three nautical miles (a nautical mile is 1852 meters) from the coastline.

City Boundary

The City Official boundary extends six miles off the coast of Los Angeles County as required by the State of California official boundary for City's along the coast.

This layer represents current city boundaries within Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works provides the most current shapefiles representing city boundaries and city annexations on the Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal. True, legal boundaries are only determined on the ground by surveyors licensed in the State of California. Numerous records are freely available at the Land Records Information website, hosted by the Department of Public Works.Principal attributes include:CITY_NAME: represents the city's name.CITY_TYPE: may be used for definition queries; "Unincorporated" or "City".FEAT_TYPE: identifies the feature that each polygon represents:Land - This value is used for polygons representing the land masses, if you want to see only land features on your map.Pier - This value is used for polygons representing piers along the coastline. One example is the Santa Monica Pier.Breakwater - This value is used for polygons representing man-made barriers that protect the harbors.Water - This value is used for polygons representing navigable waters inside the harbors and marinas.3NM Buffer - This value is used for polygons representing the three seaward nautical miles within the cities' limits, per the Submerged Lands Act.POPULATION: Information in this field is supplied by Mark Greninger (mgreninger@cio.lacounty.gov).Reference Date: 2021

The City of Los Angeles boundary, including the latest annexation 2013-06 (Jordan Downs), adopted by the Local Agency Formation Commision for the County of Los Angeles on January 14, 2015. The effective date of this boundary change is March 19, 2015.

The City Official boundary extends six miles off the coast of Los Angeles County as required by the State of California official boundary for City's along the coast. The City Boundary provided here supports map cartography is the traditional view of Long Beach that highlights the Port of Long Beach and shore line. This is not the official City Limits and is commonly used to support map products for the Harbor and beach communities.

Description: The neighborhoods shown in this dataset are derived from a larger dataset drawn and maintained by the Data Desk, a team of Times reporters and Web developers in downtown L.A. The boundaries have expanded and shifted over time and now cover all of Los Angeles County broken down into 272 neighborhoods.This version of the LA Times boundaries only includes neighborhoods fully or partially within the City of Los Angeles. Neighborhoods that extend into other cities have been clipped to only show the portion(s) of the neighborhoods that are within the City of Los Angeles.Data Source: Los Angeles Times' Mapping LA project.Last Updated: October 7, 2016Refresh Rate: Never - Historical data (Note: should the LA Times update their Mapping LA project with new boundaries in the future, a new LA-specific layer will be added to the GeoHub as well.)

City boundaries in Los Angeles County

The City Boundaries are derived from the Los Angeles County Cadastral Landbase, maintained by the Los Angeles Assessor Office and Department of Public Works. Official AreasFor the official areas of the unincorporated and cities in the County of Los Angeles, click here.Download data: City Boundaries Los Angeles County Boundary Countywide Statistical Areas (CSA)

This layer contains information for locating past and present legal city boundaries within Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works provides the most current shapefiles representing city annexations and city boundaries on the Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal. True, legal boundaries are only determined on the ground by surveyors licensed in the State of California. Numerous records are freely available at the Land Records Information website, hosted by the Department of Public Works.Principal Attributes:NO: The row number in the attribute table of the PDF Annexation Maps. (See Below)

ANNEX_No: These values are only used for the City of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

NAME: The official annexation name.

TYPE: Indicates the legal action.

A - represents an Annexation to that city. D - represents a Detachment from that city. V - is used to indicate the annexation was void or withdrawn before an effective date could be declared. 33 - Some older city annexation maps indicate a city boundary declared 'as of February 8, 1933'.

ANNEX_AREA: is the land area annexed or detached, in square miles, per the recorded legal description.

TOTAL_AREA: is the cumulative total land area for each city, arranged chronologically.

SHADE: is used by some of our cartographers to store the color used on printed maps.

INDEXNO: is a matching field used for retrieving documents from our department's document management system.

STATE (Secretary of State): Date filed with the Secretary of State. These are not available for earlier annexations and are Null.

COUNTY (County Recorder): Date filed with the County Recorder. These are not available for earlier annexations and are Null.

EFFECTIVE (Effective Date): The effective date of the annexation or detachment.

CITY: The city to which the annexation or detachment took place.

URL: This text field contains hyperlinks for viewing city annexation documents. See the ArcGIS Help for using the Hyperlink Tool.

FEAT_TYPE: contains the type of feature each polygon represents:

Land - Use this value for your definition query if you want to see only land features on your map. Pier - This value is used for polygons representing piers along the coastline. One example is the Santa Monica Pier. Breakwater - This value is used for polygons representing man-made barriers that protect the harbors. Water - This value is used for polygons representing navigable waters inside the harbors and marinas. 3NM Buffer - Per the Submerged Lands Act, the seaward boundaries of coastal cities and unincorporated county areas are three nautical miles from the coastline. (A nautical mile is 1,852 meters, or about 6,076 feet.) Annexation Maps by City (PDF)Large format, high quality wall maps are available for each of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County in PDF format.Agoura HillsHermosa BeachNorwalkAlhambraHidden HillsPalmdaleArcadiaHuntington ParkPalos Verdes EstatesArtesiaIndustryParamountAvalonInglewoodPasadenaAzusaIrwindalePico RiveraBaldwin ParkLa Canada FlintridgePomonaBellLa Habra HeightsRancho Palos VerdesBell GardensLa MiradaRedondo BeachBellflowerLa PuenteRolling HillsBeverly HillsLa VerneRolling Hills EstatesBradburyLakewoodRosemeadBurbankLancasterSan DimasCalabasasLawndaleSan FernandoCarsonLomitaSan GabrielCerritosLong BeachSan MarinoClaremontLos Angeles IndexSanta ClaritaCommerceLos Angeles Map 1Santa Fe SpringsComptonLos Angeles Map 2Santa MonicaCovinaLos Angeles Map 3Sierra MadreCudahyLos Angeles Map 4Signal HillCulver CityLos Angeles Map 5South El MonteDiamond BarLos Angeles Map 6South GateDowneyLos Angeles Map 7South PasadenaDuarteLos Angeles Map 8Temple CityEl MonteLynwoodTorranceEl SegundoMalibuVernonGardenaManhattan BeachWalnutGlendaleMaywoodWest CovinaGlendoraMonroviaWest HollywoodHawaiian GardensMontebelloWestlake VillageHawthorneMonterey ParkWhittier

This layer shows all incorporated and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The incorporated city boundaries are maintained by the Department of Public Works as part of the cadastral landbase, and reflects the most current annexations as of the date listed below. The unincorporated areas are maintained by the Department of Regional Planning (aka LA County Planning) for land use planning efforts. This is especially important as it relates to the County's General Plan and various area, community, and neighborhood plan updates. Please see relevant links below for more related information:Department of Regional Planning (LA County Planning) - About page.Link to official Public Works City boundary layer (shows all cities and unincorporated area, but not the individual unincorporated communities as recognized by LA County Planning).Link to official Public Works City Annexations layer and web application.Link to Countywide Statistical Areas layer (jurisdictions broken down by neighborhood boundaries for the purpose of reporting statistics)LAST UPDATED: 9/1/25 for an annexation to the City of San Gabriel, from the unincorporated community of East Pasadena - East San Gabriel (APN 5374027005).

Note: Original web map for Jurisdiction Lookup, currently need to use this version instead due to Esri bug with the Zone Lookup app.City / Community Boundary (for LA County Planning); to be used in a simple lookup application embedded on front page of our organization's web site, click here.This is the associated web application, click here.The main layer shows all incorporated and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The incorporated city boundaries are maintained by the Department of Public Works as part of the cadastral landbase, and reflects the most current annexations as of the date listed below. The unincorporated areas are maintained by the Department of Regional Planning (aka LA County Planning) for land use planning efforts. This is especially important as it relates to the County's General Plan and various area, community, and neighborhood plan updates. Please see relevant links below for more related information:Department of Regional Planning (LA County Planning) - About page.Link to official Public Works City boundary layer (shows all cities and unincorporated area, but not the individual unincorporated communities as recognized by LA County Planning).Link to official Public Works City Annexations layer.

Split tract data is the intersection of 2020 census tracts by 2023 incorporated city boundaries and unincorporated countywide statistical areas (CSA) boundaries. The census tract boundaries have been altered and aligned where necessary with legal city boundaries and unincorporated areas, including along shoreline/coastal areas. This data is also known as the Split Tract data. This data can be used to estimate population changes over time. Census Tract:Every 10 years the Census Bureau counts the population of the United States as mandated by Constitution. The Census Bureau released 2020 geographic boundaries data including census tracts for the analysis and mapping of demographic information across the United States. City Boundary:City Boundary data is the base map information for the County of Los Angeles. These City Boundaries are based on the Los Angeles County Seamless Cadastral Landbase. The Landbase is jointly maintained by the Los Angeles County Assessor and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (DPW). This layer represents current city boundaries within Los Angeles County. The DPW provides the most current shapefiles representing city boundaries and city annexations. True, legal boundaries are only determined on the ground by surveyors licensed in the State of California.Countywide Statistical Areas (CSA):The countywide Statistical Area (CSA) was defined to provide a common geographic boundary for reporting departmental statistics for unincorporated areas and incorporated Los Angeles city to the Board of Supervisors. The CSA boundary and CSA names are established by the CIO and the LA County Enterprise GIS group worked with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Unincorporated Area and Field Deputies that reflect as best as possible the general name preferences of residents and historical names of areas. This data is primarily focused on broad statistics and reporting, not mapping of communities. This data is not designed to perfectly represent communities, nor jurisdictional boundaries such as Angeles National Forest. CSA represent board approved geographies comprised of Census block groups split by cities.Data Field:CT20FIP23CSA: ID field (combination of 2020 census tract number, 2023 city FIP code and CSA name)CT20: 2020 Census TractFIP23: FIP code for legal cityCITY: Legal City Name (as of July 1, 2023)CSA: Countywide Statistical Area (CSA) and Los Angeles City neighborhood namesHow this data created?This polygon data is created by intersecting 2020 census tract polygons, LA Country City neighborhood polygons and Countywide Statistical Areas (CSA) data polygon. The resulting polygon boundary aligned and matched with the legal city boundary whenever possible. Updates:2023 July: The major updates include 2022 November Santa Clarita City annexation and Kinneloa Mesa community (previously it was a part of Unincorporated East Pasadena). This data also aligns with current city boundary along LA County shoreline areas.

This dataset contains ZIP Code boundary shapefiles that follow parcels for Los Angeles County. It is accessible here: https://egis3.lacounty.gov/dataportal/2016/08/11/zip-codes-with-parcel-specific-boundaries/.

Banner photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash.

ESRI ArcGIS Online Map based application allowing users to view historical city boundary annexation and detachment information to and from the 88 incorporated cities within Los Angeles County. Public can use widgets that are available in the app to get information for the Annexations. For information regarding Proposed City Annexation/Detachment and Special District Formation, click here.

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. Face refers to the areal (polygon) topological primitives that make up MTDB. A face is bounded by one or more edges; its boundary includes only the edges that separate it from other faces, not any interior edges contained within the area of the face. The Topological Faces Shapefile contains the attributes of each topological primitive face. Each face has a unique topological face identifier (TFID) value. Each face in the shapefile includes the key geographic area codes for all geographic areas for which the Census Bureau tabulates data for both the 2020 Census and the annual estimates and surveys. The geometries of each of these geographic areas can then be built by dissolving the face geometries on the appropriate key geographic area codes in the Topological Faces Shapefile.