Los Alamitos, California

About Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos is a close-knit town in southeastern California, home to 11,846 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Los Alamitos holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.01 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,954 residents per square mile.

📰 Los Alamitos News Today

• Los Alamitos City Council Meeting Voice of OC · Aug 17
• Los Alamitos Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Los Alamitos High School (CA) Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Police shoot machete-wielding man outside UCI Health - Los Alamitos medical center, prompting lockdown ABC7 Los Angeles · Jul 22
• Machete-wielding man critically wounded by police in shooting outside Orange County hospital latimes.com · Jul 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Los Alamitos Unique

• The only place in America named Los Alamitos — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 11,846.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Los Alamitos

• Sizzler — steak house
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Zaytoon's Kabob — kebab
• A Bite of New Jersey — sandwich
• Baja Sonora — mexican
• Blake's Place
• Cafe Del Sol
• Cafe Niko (café)
• Firehouse Cafe Grill
• Hofs Hut

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Los Alamitos Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Los Alamitos

• Almond Park reviews ★
• Arbor Park reviews ★
• Aster Park reviews ★
• Coyote Creek Park reviews ★
• Eastgate Park reviews ★
• Heather Park reviews ★
• Laurel Park reviews ★
• Lexington Park reviews ★
• Little Cottonwood Park reviews ★
• West Grove Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Los Alamitos

• Francis Hopkinson Elementary
• Jack L. Weaver Elementary
• Los Alamitos Elementary
• Los Alamitos High
• Oak Middle
• Richard Henry Lee Elementary
• Rossmoor Elementary
• Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Uci Health - Los Alamitos ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Los Alamitos

🏘️ Nearby Communities