Directly north of Pasadena, it is located approximately 14 miles (23 km) from Downtown Los Angeles. Its population was 42,846 at the 2020 census, up slightly from a 2010 figure of 42,777. In early 2025, the community was severely impacted by the Eaton Fire.

Altadena is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in the Verdugo Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, approximately 14 miles from downtown Los Angeles, and directly north of the city of Pasadena, California.

Nov 3, 2012 · Altadena is an unincorporated community of Los Angeles County, next to and within the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is bounded on three sides by wilderness (the Arroyo Seco, Angeles National Forest, and Eaton Canyon), and on the south by the city of Pasadena.

4 days ago · In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed by The Times. That was well after smoke and flames were threatening the ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.

1 day ago · Southern California Edison wants customers to pay for wildfires linked to its equipment. Altadena’s Black residents were disproportionally hit by the Eaton fire , a UCLA study says.

Altadena is an unincorporated census-designated place of Los Angeles County in the state of California, in the United States. 42,846 people were living in Altadena as of 2020. [3] . It is about fourteen miles from downtown Los Angeles. It was built as a suburb of Pasadena in 1887.

Jan 16, 2025 · Altadena, California, has one of California’s oldest and most affluent middle-class Black neighborhoods. That neighborhood was affected by the 2025 Eaton Canyon fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 homes across the entire Altadena community.

Jul 1, 2024 · Altadena CDP, California. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

Altadena (pronunciation ⓘ) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in the Verdugo Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, approximately 14 miles (23 km) from downtown Los Angeles, and directly north of the city of Pasadena, California. The population was 42,777 at the 2010 census, up from 42,610 at the 2000 census.