COMPTON

California · UNITED STATES (US) · 33.90°N / 118.22°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 5,339,066

Compton is a city in United States with a population of 98,462. It sits at 33.90/-118.22, runs on America/Los_Angeles, is 2 km from East Rancho Dominguez.

Population 98,462

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation 21m

Timezone America/Los_Angeles

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: California
Coords: 33.90°N / 118.22°W
UTC offset: -8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E East Rancho Dominguez California 15,135 2.3 km

N Lynwood California 71,989 3.9 km

NW Willowbrook California 35,983 4.0 km

W West Rancho Dominguez California 5,669 4.7 km

E Paramount California 55,412 5.6 km

N South Gate California 96,401 6.6 km

NE Cudahy California 24,311 7.9 km

N Walnut Park California 15,966 8.0 km

W Gardena California 60,447 8.3 km

N Florence-Graham California 63,387 8.3 km

Air access

nearby

CPM

Compton Woodley Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

LGB

Long Beach International Airport

Large airport

10.9 km

HHR

Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport

Medium airport

11.0 km

TOA

Zamperini Field

Small airport

15.1 km

LAX

Los Angeles International Airport

Large airport

18.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Compton?: 98,462 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Compton in?: America/Los_Angeles.
Which country is Compton in?: United States (US).
Which airport serves Compton?: Compton Woodley Airport (CPM).
Does Compton have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in United States?: English.
What currency is used in United States?: US Dollar.
How many cities are in United States?: 21,763 on record.
Which admin region is Compton in?: California.
What is the elevation of Compton?: 21 meters.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/5339066

{
  "data": {
    "id": 5339066,
    "name": "Compton",
    "ascii_name": "Compton",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 98462,
    "elevation": 21,
    "timezone_id": "America/Los_Angeles",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 33.89585,
    "longitude": -118.22007
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.5x the population of East Rancho Dominguez.
2 km from East Rancho Dominguez.
Same timezone (America/Los_Angeles) as 2,102 other cities in United States.