Paramount California Map

About Paramount, California

Paramount is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of 52,050. The population density is 4292.7 people per km². Paramount is located at 33.8895°N, 118.1598°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 90723.

Paramount unfolds across a relatively flat expanse, a characteristic flatness that speaks of alluvial plains and the gentle, persistent work of water over millennia. It lies 2.5 miles west-north-west of Bellflower, CA (from Bellflower, CA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-north-east of Long Beach. The landscape here is a study in the suburban hum, a low-slung world of residential grids punctuated by commercial arteries, where the air often carries the faint, metallic tang of industry and the distant murmur of freeways. Palm trees, their fronds rustling like dry paper in the ever-present breeze, stand as stoic sentinels against the vast, often pale blue sky, their silhouettes softening the hard edges of development as the sun begins its slow descent, casting a warm, honeyed glow over rooftops and manicured lawns. This is a place with roots in the agricultural bounty of Southern California, a history stretching back to fields of lima beans and acres of citrus groves before the relentless march of suburbanization transformed its character. The local economy, once anchored by farming and later by burgeoning aerospace and manufacturing industries, now thrives on a diverse mix of retail, services, and light industrial enterprises, a testament to Paramount’s adaptability. The town carries a quiet pride, a sense of having built itself from the ground up, its neighborhoods reflecting generations of working families who have contributed to its distinctive, unpretentious spirit.

About This Paramount Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Paramount, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.88946, -118.159791. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Paramount and Los Angeles County.

Detailed location data for Paramount includes the ZIP code (90723), telephone area code (818, 747), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Paramount Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Paramount is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.