Vernon is a city five miles (8 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, California, the nearest separate city to downtown Los Angeles. The population was 112 at the 2010 United States census, the least of any incorporated city in the state. Its population nearly doubled to 222 by the 2020 census, making it the second least populous city in the state, after Amador City. The city is primarily composed of industrial areas and touts itself as "exclusively industrial". Meatpacking plants and warehouses are common. As of 2006, there were no parks in the city.

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Town numbers

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Area code323

Living in Vernon

Safety in Vernon

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Not graded

Vernon has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent39

Property541

Reported in 2025580

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Vernon

Compared with California

5better than CA·10worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▲ 7 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 3▼ 2 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.3%Fewer adults who have had cancerCA 6.4% · better 4.5%Fewer adults with heart diseaseCA 5.6% · better 16.1%More uninsured adultsCA 10.6% · worse

Care nearby

Community Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park · 1.1 mi · ER

Khw Huntington ParkHuntington Park · 1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Vernon · CMS · HRSAHealth in Vernon →

Schools in Vernon

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Vernon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictLos Angeles UnifiedSchools1

Vernon City ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 134 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.