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Unincorporated community in California, United States
Llano, California
Unincorporated community
Location within Los Angeles CountyLocation within Los Angeles County
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Coordinates: 34°29′36″N 117°47′16″W / 34.49333°N 117.78778°W / 34.49333; -117.78778
Country United States
State California
CountyLos Angeles
Population
 • Total1,201
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes93544
Area code661

Llano (Spanish for "plain") is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California, United States, near the San Bernardino County line.

History

Llano is a name derived from Spanish meaning "plain".

The ruins of Llano del Rio are still extant along Highway 138 east of 165th Street East. The socialist community moved and Llano del Rio was abandoned in 1918, leaving behind the "ghost" of an alternative future for Los Angeles.

Geography

Llano is located about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley portion of Southern California. The town of Pearblossom lies to the west, while the town of Piñon Hills lies to the east. It is a few miles from the San Gabriel Mountains

Pearblossom Highway (as State Route 18), and Pearblossom Highway (as State Route 138) runs through the heart of Llano and is its 2 principal streets.

Notable residents

References

  1. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 188.
  2. Mike Davis, City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles, Verso Books, 1990, 472 pp., ISBN 978-0860913030
Places adjacent to Llano, California
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Littlerock
Juniper Hills
Pearblossom
Valyermo
Llano Pinon Hills
Largo Vista
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