Brentwood California Map

About Brentwood, California

Brentwood is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of 64,292. The population density is 1669.9 people per km². Brentwood is located at 37.9356°N, 121.7190°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Brentwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 90049, 94513.

Brentwood occupies a landscape where the sharp, geologic architecture of Kenter Canyon spills into a basin defined by the steady, rhythmic influence of the nearby Pacific Ocean. It lies 2.5 miles north-northeast of Santa Monica, CA (from Santa Monica, CA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-southwest of Hollywood. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, bleached intensity, filtering through the marine layer that drifts inland to cool the asphalt and the manicured gardens alike. Beyond the immediate streets, the Santa Monica Mountains cast long, indigo shadows across the horizon, anchoring the western edge of the vista. Residents often seek the quiet, shaded expanse of Barrington Recreation Center, a local focal point that offers a measured respite from the arterial pulse of the surrounding thoroughfares. The air carries a faint, salt-crusted clarity, a reminder that the vast, open water remains only three miles to the west, tempering the heat that otherwise gathers in the sheltered folds of the earth.

Brentwood evolved from the vast, sprawling land grants of a previous century into a neighborhood defined by its quiet affluence and its proximity to the intellectual and professional centers of the region. While the local economy is largely driven by high-end services and the steady flow of commerce, the landscape remains marked by the remnants of its earlier, wilder character, occasionally punctuated by the distant, glinting surface of Stone Canyon Reservoir. The Grand Canal, flowing five miles away, serves as a vestigial reminder of the area’s complex hydrological history, though the pace of modern life in Brentwood is now dictated more by the demands of a globalized workforce than by the seasonal cycles of the soil. Offshore, the jagged silhouette of Big Rock stands as a solitary sentinel in the surf, a stark contrast to the refined, tree-lined residential rows that characterize the daily experience of those who make their lives here.

About This Brentwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brentwood, California. Coordinates: 37.935578, -121.71897. 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 Brentwood includes the ZIP code (90049, 94513), telephone area code (213, 323, 510), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Liberty Union High 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.