Pershing Square
Pershing Square is a small public park in Downtown Los Angeles, California, one square block in size, bounded by 5th Street to the north, 6th Street to the south, Hill Street to the east, and Olive Street to the west.
A park & preserve inside Los Angeles
You can stay in Los Angeles
Pershing Square is inside Los Angeles, which has 224,945 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 67–80°. When to go ↓
An airport 10 miles away
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal (HHR) has airline service, about 10 miles from Pershing Square.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Los Angeles. Green months are the mild ones.
Pershing Square
Pershing Square is a small public park in Downtown Los Angeles, California, one square block in size, bounded by 5th Street to the north, 6th Street to the south, Hill Street to the east, and Olive Street to the west. Originally dedicated in 1866 by Mayor Cristóbal Aguilar as La Plaza Abaja, the square has had numerous names over the years; it was dedicated in honor of General John J. Pershing in 1918.
In 2024, it was first proposed that the park be renamed Biddy Mason Park, after an early Los Angeles resident, former slave and entrepreneur Biddy Mason, which the LA City Council approved in 2026.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Wikipedia readers
- 18K a year
Stay in Los Angeles, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Pershing Square | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | in town | 224,945 | 3,857,263 | $921K | D |
| Vernon | 4 mi southeast | 512 | 331 | $917K | — |
| East Los Angeles | 5 mi east | 1,557 | 111,647 | $643K | — |
| Huntington Park | 5 mi southeast | 2,497 | 53,108 | $573K | D |
| Maywood | 6 mi southeast | 706 | 24,317 | $634K | C− |
| Florence-Graham | 6 mi south | 807 | 60,690 | $545K | — |
| Walnut Park | 6 mi south | 166 | 14,958 | $589K | — |
| Bell | 6 mi southeast | 700 | 32,476 | $592K | C− |
| View Park-Windsor Hills | 7 mi southwest | 174 | 11,230 | $1,142K | — |
| Monterey Park | 7 mi east | 3,004 | 59,132 | $863K | C |
| South Pasadena | 7 mi northeast | 1,169 | 26,068 | $1,640K | C− |
| Commerce | 7 mi southeast | 3,815 | 11,993 | $599K | D− |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Pershing Square
Other well-known places within 26 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw16 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi🏛 MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits🌲Big draw313 mi🌲 Park & preserveOzone Park
Big draw425 mi🎢 Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw57 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw620 mi🎢 Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw78 mi🏜 Canyon & gorgeLaurel Canyon
86 mi🌲 Park & preserveGriffith ParkPhoto credits
Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Laurel Canyon: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Griffith Park: Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Pershing Square
Is Pershing Square in Los Angeles?
Yes. It’s inside Los Angeles, CA.
When is the best time to visit Pershing Square?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 67–80°.
How far is Pershing Square from Long Beach and Santa Ana?
About 19 miles south of Long Beach and about 30 miles southeast of Santa Ana, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Pershing Square?
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal (HHR), about 10 miles away. The nearest big hub is Los Angeles (LAX), about 12 miles.
Where should I stay near Pershing Square?
Los Angeles (in town, 224,945 hotel and restaurant jobs), Vernon (4 mi, 512 hotel and restaurant jobs) and East Los Angeles (5 mi, 1,557 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Los Angeles
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Los Angeles’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.