The map above is centered on Los Angeles, United States, near downtown Los Angeles, with a default 10 mi radius. Drag to move it, search for a different address, or change the radius and unit using the controls.
A 10-mile radius from downtown Los Angeles reaches Hollywood (~6 miles northwest), Culver City (~9 miles west), Glendale (~6 miles north), and Pasadena (~9 miles northeast), but Santa Monica (~14 miles west) and Long Beach (~20 miles south) sit outside. Because LA is car-centric and spread out, drive time often matters more than straight-line distance. Use this page for radius work; for honest commute or service planning, switch to the Drive Time Map. Distances here are straight-line from downtown Los Angeles, the same way the radius map measures them.
Population figure: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171), Table P1.
A 10-mile radius from downtown Los Angeles reaches Hollywood (~6 miles northwest) and Glendale (~6 miles north), but Santa Monica (~14 miles west) and Long Beach (~20 miles south) fall outside.
Also known as: LA, L.A., City of Angels.
Coverage at common radii, including notable places that fall just outside the circle. Use these as a quick reference, and check exact boundaries before relying on a circle for real-estate, retail, or service-area decisions.
Place locations: USGS GNIS and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Distances are straight-line (great-circle) from downtown Los Angeles, the same way the radius map measures them.
A 1-mile radius from downtown LA covers the historic core around Little Tokyo and the surrounding Civic Center and financial district.
About 58,100 people live inside this circle (2020 Census).
A 5-mile radius reaches Echo Park (~3 miles north), Boyle Heights (~3 miles southeast), Koreatown (~3 miles west), and East Los Angeles (~5 miles southeast). Hollywood is still just outside.
About 1,170,000 people live inside this circle (2020 Census).
A 10-mile radius from downtown reaches Hollywood (~6 miles northwest), Glendale (~6 miles north), Pasadena (~9 miles northeast), Culver City (~9 miles west), Inglewood (~9 miles southwest), and Beverly Hills (~9 miles west). Santa Monica and Long Beach sit outside.
About 3,480,000 people live inside this circle (2020 Census).
A 25-mile radius reaches Santa Monica (~14 miles west) on the coast, Long Beach (~20 miles south), and Anaheim (~24 miles southeast) just inside the southern edge.
About 9,820,000 people live inside this circle (2020 Census).
A 50-mile radius from downtown LA pulls in Malibu (~33 miles west) on the coast, Irvine (~36 miles southeast) in Orange County, Lancaster (~45 miles north) in the high desert, and Riverside (~49 miles east) in the Inland Empire.
About 15,100,000 people live inside this circle (2020 Census).
Population counts a 2020 Census block group when its population center falls inside the circle. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Centers of Population by Block Group. See the 100-city population rings table.
A 30-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles reaches about 8,530,000 people and covers about 1,050 sq mi (no traffic). See the drive-time reach table.
City-specific scenarios where a radius is the right tool, and a sensible radius to start with.
A straight-line radius from a downtown office can mean a short drive or a long crawl, depending on direction and time of day. In LA, validate radius results against the drive-time map before committing to a search area.
Suggested starting radius: 10-20 mi straight-line, then narrow with drive-time
Use a radius to sketch a primary and secondary trade area around a store, then refine it. Because LA is dispersed and car-centric, a wider primary radius often makes sense than in a dense, transit-first city. Adjust the circle to match how far customers realistically travel.
Suggested starting radius: 10-20 mi (primary), 25 mi (secondary)
Draw a radius around a workplace to see which neighborhoods fall inside, then switch to the drive-time map to see how traffic reshapes that reach. A 10-mile circle from downtown includes Hollywood (~6 miles northwest), Pasadena (~9 miles northeast), and Culver City (~9 miles west).
Suggested starting radius: 10-15 mi straight-line, then drive-time
Use a radius to set a rough delivery or service boundary around a location, then tighten it with the drive-time map so the zone reflects real travel time rather than straight-line distance. Smaller circles suit dense inner neighborhoods; larger ones suit freeway-served areas.
Suggested starting radius: 3-5 mi (local), 10 mi (freeway-served)
Local geography and infrastructure that change how a radius behaves here. Skipping these is the most common reason a radius-based decision goes wrong.
The gap between radius and reality is wide in LA. A 10-mile radius from downtown covers Hollywood (~6 miles northwest) and Pasadena (~9 miles northeast), but the drive to either swings widely between off-peak and rush hour. Always pair the radius map with the drive-time map for LA.
Push a radius west from central LA and part of it falls over open water. Santa Monica (~14 miles west) sits near the coast, so a circle's usable land area shrinks as it extends toward the ocean.
A 10-mile radius from downtown LA covers Hollywood (~6 miles northwest), Glendale (~6 miles north), Pasadena (~9 miles northeast), Culver City (~9 miles west), Inglewood (~9 miles southwest), and Beverly Hills (~9 miles west). Santa Monica (~14 miles west), Long Beach (~20 miles south), and Anaheim sit outside the circle.
A 25-mile radius reaches Santa Monica (~14 miles west), Long Beach (~20 miles south), and Anaheim (~24 miles southeast) just inside the southern edge. Malibu (~33 miles west), Irvine (~36 miles southeast), Lancaster (~45 miles north), and Riverside (~49 miles east) are still outside.
A 50-mile radius reaches Malibu (~33 miles west), Irvine (~36 miles southeast), Lancaster (~45 miles north), and Riverside (~49 miles east). Santa Barbara (~87 miles west) and Palm Springs (~99 miles east) remain outside the circle.
Two reasons. First, because LA is spread out and car-centric, a 10-mile circle from downtown reaches places like Pasadena (~9 miles northeast) and Culver City (~9 miles west). Second, LA traffic makes drive time highly variable: the same 10 miles can take very different times off-peak versus rush hour. The radius is a coarse filter; the drive-time map tells the real story.
Start with a 15-mile straight-line radius around the workplace using this tool, then validate with the Drive Time Map at a realistic commute time (try 8:30 AM if you commute in the morning). The drive-time isochrone usually shows a much smaller real reach at peak hours than the straight-line circle suggests.
About 3,480,000 people live within 10 miles of downtown Los Angeles (2020 Census). A block group counts when its 2020 population center falls inside the circle.