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{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = La Palma, California
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| motto              = "Where Tradition and Vision Come Together"<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.cityoflapalma.org/ |title= City of La Palma, California Website |publisher= City of La Palma, California Website |access-date= September 14, 2012}}</ref>
| image_skyline      = LaPalmaCityHall.jpg
| image_caption      = La Palma Civic Center
| image_flag         = Flag of La Palma, California.gif
| image_seal         = Seal of La Palma, California.png
| image_blank_emblem = La Palma, California city logo.jpg
| blank_emblem_size  = 
| image_map          = File:Orange County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas La Palma Highlighted 0640256.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location of La Palma in Orange County, California.
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
| pushpin_relief     = 1
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[California]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Orange County, California|Orange]]
| government_type    = [[Council-Manager]]
| leader_title1      = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = [[Mark I. Waldman]]
| leader_title2      = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
| leader_name2       = Nitesh P. Patel
| leader_title3      = [[City Council]]<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.cityoflapalma.org/66/City-Council
 | title = City Council
 | publisher = La Palma, CA
 | access-date = January 15, 2024}}</ref>
| leader_name3       = Debbie S. Baker <br /> Janet Keo Conklin <br /> Vikesh P. Patel
| leader_title4      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name4       = Michael Egan (interim)<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.lapalmaca.gov/657/City-Manager
 | title = City Manager
 | publisher = La Palma, CA
 | access-date = October 3, 2025}}</ref>
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = October 26, 1955<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
 |format=Word 
 |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s 
 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |archive-date=November 3, 2014 }}</ref>
<!-- Area------------------>| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 23, 2025}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.80
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.78
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| area_total_km2     = 4.67
| area_land_km2      = 4.61
| area_water_km2     = 0.06
| area_water_percent = 1.32
| elevation_m        = 14
| elevation_ft       = 46
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|50|58|N|118|2|38|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 15581
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = 3379.83
| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset         = -8
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -7
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 90623
| area_code          = [[Area code 562|562]]/[[Area code 714|714]]/[[Area code 657|657]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|06|40256}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS 4|1652737}}
| website            = {{URL|https://www.lapalmaca.gov/}}
}}

'''La Palma''' ({{respell|luh|_|PAHL|muh}}; [[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "the palm") is a city in [[Orange County, California]], United States. The population was 15,581 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref>{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: La Palma city, California|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/lapalmacitycalifornia|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 23, 2025}}</ref> up from 15,568 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="U.S. Census Bureau">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0640256|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030229/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0640256|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - La Palma city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
La Palma was incorporated on October 26, 1955. It was originally incorporated as '''Dairyland''', and was one of three dairy cities in the region (the other two being Dairy Valley, now [[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]], and Dairy City, now [[Cypress, California|Cypress]]) but when the dairies moved east in 1965, the name of the community was changed to La Palma, after the region's Spanish heritage and its main thoroughfare, La Palma Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10368|title= Profile for La Palma, California, CA|publisher= Moma|access-date= September 12, 2012|archive-date= April 12, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190412162221/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10368|url-status= dead}}</ref>  
[[File:Eternal Flame Memorial La Palma.jpg|center|thumb|215x215px|Eternal Flame Veteran Memorial in La Palma. ]]

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}.  {{convert|1.78|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2}} of it (1.32%) is water.  This makes it the smallest city in Orange County in terms of area.

=== Biogeography ===
The most common native species: Hairy Sand Verbena, Red Sand Verbena, and Pink Sand Verbena. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Calscape |title=Calscape {{!}} California's Native Plant Gardening Destination |url=https://calscape.org/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=calscape.org |language=en}}</ref>{{climate chart|La Palma|58|83|1.00|58|83|1.00|60|72|1.32|61|84|0.72|63|75|0.10|71|95|0.00|71|91|0.00|70|94|0.00|76|109|0.00|64|87|0.00|57|78|0.00|57|82|0.04|float=right|source=Weather Underground [https://www.wunderground.com/]|clear=right|units=imperial}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 622
|1970= 9687
|1980= 15399
|1990= 15392
|2000= 15408
|2010= 15568
|2020= 15581
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 17, 2025|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

La Palma was first listed as a city in the [[1970 U.S. census]].<ref name=1970CensusCA/> Prior to that, the area was part of unincorporated Anaheim Township.<ref name=1950CensusCA/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''La Palma city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=California 1980 Census |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caCs1-01.pdf}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=California 1990 Census |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-6-1.pdf}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – La Palma city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0640256&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Palma city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0640256&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Palma city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0640256&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|11,066
|8,119
|5,592
|4,329
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,324
|71.86%
|52.75%
|36.29%
|27.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.33%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|381
|633
|696
|773
|style='background: #ffffe6; |766
|2.47%
|4.11%
|4.52%
|4.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.92%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|128
|37
|37
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18
|0.83%
|0.24%
|0.24%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| rowspan="2" |2,028
| rowspan="2" |4,699
|6,874
|7,432
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,835
| rowspan="2" |13.17%
| rowspan="2" |30.53%
|44.61%
|47.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.29%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|43
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77
|0.28%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|14
|32
|35
|43
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54
|0.09%
|0.21%
|0.23%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x
|x
|395
|442
|style='background: #ffffe6; |568
|x
|x
|2.56%
|2.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.65%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,782
|1,872
|1,736
|2,487
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,939
|11.57%
|12.16%
|11.27%
|15.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.86%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''15,399'''
|'''15,392'''
|'''15,408'''
|'''15,568'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''15,581'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that La Palma had a population of 15,581. The population density was {{convert|8,748.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of La Palma was 25.2% [[White Americans|White]], 5.1% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.6% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 50.8% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.6% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 7.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 18.9% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=La Palma city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0640256 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 23, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 5,160 households, out of which 34.1% included children under the age of 18, 61.4% were married-couple households, 3.3% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 23.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.4% of households were one person, and 9.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.01.<ref name=DP1/> There were 4,156 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (80.5% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=La Palma city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0640256 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 23, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 18.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% aged 18 to 24, 24.1% aged 25 to 44, 28.4% aged 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 44.1{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 5,270 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,959.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 5,160 (97.9%) were occupied. Of these, 68.0% were owner-occupied, and 32.0% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $115,833, and the [[per capita income]] was $53,050. About 3.6% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=La Palma city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0640256 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 23, 2025}}</ref>

===2010===
The 2010 US Census<ref name="U.S. Census Bureau"/> reported that La Palma had a population of 15,568. The population density was {{convert|8,499.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of La Palma was 5,762 (37.0%) White (27.8% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{Cite web |title=La Palma (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0640256.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113075031/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0640256.html |archive-date=January 13, 2014 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 802 (5.2%) African American, 56 (0.4%) Native American, 7,483 (48.1%) Asian, 41 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 760 (4.9%) from other races, and 664 (4.3%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,487 persons (16.0%).

The census reported that 15,548 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 14 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 5,080 households, 1,949 (38.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,331 (65.6%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 641 (12.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 240 (4.7%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 134 (2.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 26 (0.5%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 716 households (14.1%) were one person and 389 (7.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.06.  There were 4,212 families (82.9% of households); the average family size was 3.37.

The age distribution was 3,423 people (22.0%) under the age of 18, 1,418 people (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 3,805 people (24.4%) aged 25 to 44, 4,445 people (28.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,477 people (15.9%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

There were 5,224 housing units at an average density of 2,852.0 per square mile, of the occupied units 3,648 (71.8%) were owner-occupied and 1,432 (28.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%.  11,315 people (72.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,233 people (27.2%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, La Palma had a median household income of $87,289, with 7.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov" />

==Economy==

===Top employers===
According to La Palma's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.cityoflapalma.org/DocumentCenter/View/12928/2022-2023-La-Palma-ACFR ACFR]</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Automatic Data Processing|ADP]]
|565
|-
|2
| [[La Palma Intercommunity Hospital]]
|395
|-
|3
| Applecare Medical Group
|278
|-
|4
| Arcadia
|179
|-
|5
| Beacon Day School
|147
|-
|6
| Tech Knowledge Associates LLC
|93
|-
|7
| Walmart Stores
|92
|-
|8
| [[Quiet Logistics]]
|87
|-
|9
| Sunrise Assisted Living
|78
|-
|10
| [[CJ CheilJedang|CJ Foods USA]]
|75
|}

==Government==
{| class="wikitable"
|+[https://lapalmaca.gov/66/City-Council 2024-25 City Council] 
!District
!Incumbent
|-
|District 1 
|Debbie S. Baker
|-
|District 2 (At large)
|Janet Keo Conklin 
|-
|District 3
|Vikesh P. Patel
|-
|District 4 (At large)
|Nitesh P. Patel, Mayor Pro Tem
|-
|District 5 
|Mark I. Waldman, Mayor 
|}
According to the [https://www.ocvote.com Orange County Registrar of Voters], as of May 15, 2025, La Palma has 10,076 registered voters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Experience |url=https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cd9f3c5183514912af58b66dc9b37744/page/Map-Central-Main/?views=Daily-Stats%E2%80%8B |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=experience.arcgis.com}}</ref> Of those, 2,998 (35.87%) are registered Democrats, 2,637 (31.55%) are registered Republicans, and 2,446 (29.27%) have declined to state a political party/are independents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|website=ca.gov|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>

=== Federal, state, and county representation ===
In the [[United States House of Representatives]], La Palma is in {{Representative|cacd|45|fmt=district}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|45}}</ref> since 2025.

In the [[California State Senate]], La Palma resides within [[California's 36th senatorial district]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://ocvote.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3233540be31b4dd4bb6b114317d7ead4 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=ocvote.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> represented by [[Tony Strickland|Republican Tony Strickland]] since 2025.

In the [[California State Assembly]], La Palma resides within [[California's 67th State Assembly district]],<ref name=":0" /> represented by [[Sharon Quirk-Silva|Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva]] since 2016.

For the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]], La Palma resides within the 1st district,<ref name=":0" /> represented by [[Janet Nguyen]] since 2024.

==Education==
[[File:Public Library La Palma.jpg|thumb|330x330px|La Palma Branch of Orange County Library]]
*Los Coyotes Elementary: Centralia Elementary School District
*G.B. Miller Elementary: Centralia Elementary School District
*Steve Luther Elementary: Cypress School District
*Walker Junior High School: Anaheim Union High School District
*John F. Kennedy High School: Anaheim Union High School District
*Beacon Day School for Children with Autism and Related Disorders: Private

==Infrastructure==
''[[Los Cerritos Community News]]'' serves the city.

=== Transportation ===
[[Orange County Transportation Authority]] operates three bus routes in La Palma.<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 La Palma Fact Sheet |url=https://octa.net/pdf/fact-sheet/La-Palma-Fact-Sheet.pdf |website=www.octa.net |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=System Map |url=https://www.octa.net/getting-around/bus/oc-bus/routes-and-schedules/system-map/ |website=www.octa.net |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>

===Emergency services===
Fire protection in La Palma is provided by the [[Orange County Fire Authority]] with ambulance transport by [[Care Ambulance Service]].  The La Palma Police Department provides law enforcement services.

=== Health Care ===
La Palma is served by one health care facility:

* [https://lapalmaintercommunityhospital.com/ La Palma Intercommunity Hospital] (Hospital)

=== Water Services ===
Water in La Palma is supplied by the City of La Palma Public Works & Community Services Department, which sources its water from the [[Metropolitan Water District of Southern California]]. This water is imported from both Northern California and the Colorado River. Additionally, groundwater is supplied by Orange County Water District, sourced by an underground aquifer that replenishes from the Santa Ana River, local rainfall, and imported water.<ref>[https://www.lapalmaca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13429/2024-Water-Quality-Report La Palma 2024 WQ Report]</ref>

=== Crime ===
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), collected annually by the FBI, compiles police statistics from local and state law enforcement agencies across the nation. The UCR records Part I and Part II crimes. Part I crimes become known to law enforcement and are considered the most serious crimes including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Part II crimes only include arrest data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offense Definitions |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/offense-definitions |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=FBI |language=en-us}}</ref> The 2023 UCR Data for La Palma is listed below:
{| class="wikitable"
|+2023 UCR Data<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Data |url=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512145102/https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |archive-date=May 12, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=cde.ucr.cjis.gov |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>{{fv|date=May 2025}}
!
!Aggravated Assault
!Homicide
!Rape
!Robbery
!Burglary
!Larceny Theft
!Motor Vehicle Theft
!Arson
|-
|La Palma
|11
|0
|1
|4
|39
|229
|58
|2
|}

== Notable people ==
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* [[Hugo Arellano]] (born 1998) – soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hugo Arellano |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/hugo-arellano-player-bio |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=[[FoxSports.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Nathan Baesel]] (born 1974) – actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nathan Baesel |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519453/bio/ |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
* [[Ami Bera]] (born 1965) – [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for California<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amerish 'Ami' Bera |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/amerish-ami-bera-60686/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110182015/http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/amerish-ami-bera-60686/ |archive-date=January 10, 2013 |website=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Derrick Deese Jr.]] (born 1998) – [[National Football League]] (NFL) player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Derrick Deese Jr. Biography |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/4374147/derrick-deese-jr |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>
* [[John Lamb (left-handed pitcher)|John Lamb]] (born 1990) – [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) player<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Lamb |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lamb--003joh |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=[[Sports Reference|Baseball Reference]]}}</ref>
* [[Steve Rotter]] (born 1998) – volleyball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steven Rotter |url=https://gomatadors.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/steven-rotter/4472 |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=[[Cal State Northridge Matadors]]}}</ref>
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://www.lapalmaca.gov/}}

{{Geographic Location
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