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West Athens, California
CDP
About West Athens
Set in the southeastern part of California, West Athens is a small unincorporated community.
West Athens holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.34 square miles.
📰 West Athens News Today
- West Athens Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Man found shot inside car along 105 Freeway in South LA NBC Los Angeles · Apr 16
- 16 Years Of Life Expectancy Separate LA County's Healthiest, Least Healthy Communities: Study Patch · Mar 17
- West Athens, California Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 17
- Rising Communities, Clean California and Local Organizations Unite for West Athens Community Cleanup Los Angeles Sentinel · Aug 28
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes West Athens Unique
- The only place in America named West Athens — 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Gardena (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in West Athens
- Brolly Hut — burger
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Louisana Famous Fried Chicken — chicken
- Ono Hawaiian BBQ — barbecue
- Tacos El Tio — tacos
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.34 sq mi
Coordinates33.9235, -118.3033