Altadena, California

About Altadena

Altadena, CA is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern California.

Officially, Altadena is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.46 square miles.

📰 Altadena News Today

• Our Work in California is Growing: From Rebuilding in Altadena to Preparing For Future Wildfires All Hands & Hearts · Aug 18
• Eaton Fire survivors travel to California capital to get help The Center Square · Aug 18
• State health inspections of ICE detention facilities halted by Legislature Sacramento Bee · Aug 17
• Dan Walters: California’s catch-22 — Who should pay when utilities’ power lines cause wildfires? Marin Independent Journal · Aug 15
• The fire that leveled much of Altadena, California, last year and killed 19 people, was ignited by a spark from an idle transmission tower belonging to Southern California Edison, according to a new report. https://wapo.st/4fQSVxP facebook.com · Aug 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Altadena Unique

• The only place in America named Altadena — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Pasadena (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Altadena

• 10th Hole Bar and Grill — american
• Coffee Gallery — coffee shop (café)
• Fair Oaks Burger — burger
• HomeState — american
• Perry's Joint
• Unincorporated Coffee Roasters — coffee shop (café)
• Fox's Restaurant
• Lucy's Place — chicken
• Miya — thai

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210) · Attraction
• Eaton Canyon Nature Center
• Eaton Canyon Waterfall · Attraction
• Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210) · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Altadena

• Andrea Wilson Triangle · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Charles S. Farnsworth Park reviews ★
• Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Millard Canyon Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Altadena Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Bev's Native Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Bev's Vegetable Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Casa Del Caballero · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Charles White Park reviews ★
• Eaton Canyon Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Food Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Henninger Flats · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Altadena

• Altadena Elementary
• Aveson Global Leadership Academy
• Aveson School of Leaders
• Charles W. Eliot Middle
• Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary
• OCS - South
• Odyssey Charter
• Pasadena Rosebud Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Altadena

🏘️ Nearby Communities