Florence is an
unincorporated community
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in
California
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. It is often considered part of
South Los Angeles
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It is "defined on Los Angeles city maps as ...
despite being outside the Los Angeles
city limit
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s. It is serviced by
area code 323
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and has a
ZIP Code of 90001. It is the northern part of the
Florence-Graham CDP.
Emergency services
Fire protection in Florence is provided by the
Los Angeles County Fire Department
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, primarily serviced by Los Angeles County Fire Station 16 at 8010 S. Compton Ave., with ambulance transport by
Care Ambulance Service
Care may refer to:
Organizations and projects
* CARE (New Zealand), Citizens Association for Racial Equality, a former New Zealand organisation
* CARE (relief agency), "Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere", an international aid and ...
.
The
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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(LASD) operates the Century Station in
Lynwood, serving Florence.
[Century Station]
." Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.
Education
Florence-Graham residents are zoned to
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the 2nd largest public school district in ...
schools.
Residents are zoned to:
* Florence Avenue Elementary School
* Parmelee Elementary School
* Edison Middle School
*
John C. Fremont High School
Famous people from Florence
*
A. S. Nahas, founder of
Nahas department store chain, lived here during adolescence.
[In 1910, Abraham Nahas b. 1895 was registered on Holmes Avenue in San Antonio Township, Florence Precinct, Los Angeles County. 1910 U.S. Census via family search.org]
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References
County of Los Angeles Public Library
LA County Library is one of the largest public library systems in the United States which serves residents living in 49 of the 88 incorporated cities of Los Angeles County, California. United States, and those living in unincorporated areas r ...
operates the Florence Library.
Unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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