Avalon California Map

About Avalon, California

Avalon is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,460. The population density is 462.9 people per km². Avalon is located at 33.3428°N, 118.3279°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Avalon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 90704.

Avalon holds the curve of its harbor like a cupped palm against the vast, restless expanse of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 27.2 miles south of San Pedro, CA (from San Pedro, CA: bearing 184°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-southeast of Catalina Island. Sunlight here has a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver that catches the salt-crusted hulls of boats bobbing in the tide. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the land rises in steep, golden-brown slopes that look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Ribbon Rock, a jagged spine rising far across the water. A short distance inland, the terrain folds into the deep shadows of Gallagher Canyon, while the quiet surface of Wrigley Reservoir mirrors the sky, providing a still counterpoint to the rhythmic pulse of the surf at Avalon City Beach. To the north, the small, jagged silhouette of White Rock breaks the horizon, a solitary sentinel standing against the persistent, cooling drift of the sea air.

Avalon carries the weight of a century’s ambition, evolved from a rugged outpost into a place where the economy breathes in rhythm with the seasonal arrival of visitors. The architecture reflects a Mediterranean sensibility, with terra-cotta tiles and white-washed walls that seem to absorb the heat of the afternoon, holding it long after the sun dips toward the horizon. Life in Avalon moves at the speed of a bicycle or a slow walk, a deliberate pace that ignores the frantic acceleration of the mainland. While the local industry relies heavily on the steady flow of tourism and the maintenance of its maritime traditions, there is an enduring, quiet resilience in the way the residents anchor themselves to the island. Even as the modern world intrudes with the arrival of ferries, the atmosphere remains defined by the smell of brine and the sound of bells ringing from the harbor, a testament to a life lived deliberately at the edge of the continent.

About This Avalon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Avalon, California. Coordinates: 33.342806, -118.327851. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Avalon includes the ZIP code (90704), telephone area code (818, 747), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Long Beach Unified School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.