Las Flores California Map

About Las Flores, California

Las Flores is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,995. The population density is 907.4 people per km². Las Flores is located at 33.5840°N, 117.6236°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 92672, 90265, 96035.

Las Flores occupies a narrow, rugged sliver of earth where the steep walls of Las Flores Canyon descend abruptly to meet the Pacific Ocean. It lies 6.3 miles west of Pacific Palisades, CA (from Pacific Palisades, CA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Santa Monica. The landscape is defined by this dramatic transition, where the arid, sun-bleached slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains provide a distant, looming backdrop to the salt-sprayed shoreline. Within the immediate vicinity, Las Flores Creek Park offers a quiet respite, preserving the natural drainage of the canyon floor as it funnels toward the tide. The air here holds a distinct, heavy dampness, often thickened by a morning gray fog that clings to the cliffs before dissolving into the bright, relentless clarity of the afternoon sun. Out in the water, the jagged silhouette of Big Rock breaks the horizon, serving as a silent, monolithic anchor for the shifting currents.

History in Las Flores remains tethered to the precarious geography of the canyon and the thin strip of land bordering the water. The local economy and daily patterns are largely shaped by the rhythm of the coastal transit corridor, as residents navigate the tension between the seclusion of the hills and the constant, fluid movement of the Pacific Ocean. While Malibu Creek and Malibu Lagoon sit a few miles away, serving as ecological touchstones for the broader region, the character of Las Flores remains intensely localized, defined by the precarious beauty of living on the edge of a continental shelf. Life here moves in concert with the seasonal cycle of the land, shifting from the emerald growth of winter to the tinder-dry, golden husks of late summer, when the heat settles into the bedrock and the entire coast waits for the winds to shift.

About This Las Flores Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Las Flores, California. Coordinates: 33.583987, -117.623633. 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 Las Flores includes the ZIP code (92672, 90265, 96035), telephone area code (530, 949), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Capistrano 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.