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Athens
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Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles County |
Elevation[1] | 171 ft (52 m) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP codes | |
GNIS feature ID | 1660279 |
Athens is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 171 feet (52 m).[1] Athens is located in the South Los Angeles region, near the intersection of the Century and the Harbor freeways. To the south is the city of Gardena, to the west is Hawthorne, and the to the east are the unincorporated community of Willowbrook and the Los Angeles community of Watts.
Athens County Park, Helen Keller County Park, and the Chester L. Washington County Golf Course are all in the area.
The ZIP code is 90044; the community is inside area code 323 and area code 310 .
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Lennox Station in Lennox, serving Athens.[2][3]
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