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Florence is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
 in California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. It is often considered part of South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles

South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A., is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California....
 despite being outside of the Los Angeles city limits. It is serviced by area code 323
Area code 323

North American area code 323 is a state of California telephone area code which covers, roughly, the area of central Los Angeles, California . 323 also includes Hollywood, California....
 and has a ZIP code
ZIP Code

File:UseZipCode.JPGThe ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service . The letters ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, are properly written in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the code....
 of 90001. It is the northern part of the Florence-Graham CDP
Florence-Graham, California

Florence-Graham is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 60,197 at the 2000 census....
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Florence is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
 in California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. It is often considered part of South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles

South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A., is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California....
 despite being outside of the Los Angeles city limits. It is serviced by area code 323
Area code 323

North American area code 323 is a state of California telephone area code which covers, roughly, the area of central Los Angeles, California . 323 also includes Hollywood, California....
 and has a ZIP code
ZIP Code

File:UseZipCode.JPGThe ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service . The letters ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, are properly written in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the code....
 of 90001. It is the northern part of the Florence-Graham CDP
Florence-Graham, California

Florence-Graham is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 60,197 at the 2000 census....
.

Emergency services

Fire protection in Florence is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department
Los Angeles County Fire Department

The Los Angeles County Fire Department , serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, California, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and Emergency Medical Service services, including the City of La Habra, in Orange County, California....
 with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service
Care Ambulance Service

Care Ambulance Service provides ambulance transport and 9-1-1 response services providing basic life support and Advanced Life Support for patients in Los Angeles County, California and Orange County, California....
. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is a local county law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. It is the seventh largest law enforcement agency in the United States ....
 provides law enforcement, utilizing the Century station in Lynwood.

Education

Florence-Graham residents are zoned to Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment in the United States....
 schools.

Residents are zoned to:
  • Parmelee Elementary School
  • Edison Middle School
  • John C. Fremont High School
    John C. Fremont High School

    John C. Fremont Senior High School is a Title 1 co-educational public high school located in Los Angeles, California, United States.Fremont is in a region known as South Los Angeles ....


County of Los Angeles Public Library
County of Los Angeles Public Library

The County of Los Angeles Public Library system serves residents living in 51 of the 88 incorporation cities of Los Angeles County, California....
 operates the Florence Library.