Athens is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County, California

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, California

California

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. It lies at an elevation of 171 feet (52 m). Athens is located in the South Los Angeles

South Los Angeles

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 region, near the intersection of the Century

Interstate 105 (California)

Interstate 105 is an Interstate Highway in southern Los Angeles County, California that runs east–west from near the Los Angeles International Airport to Norwalk...

 and the Harbor

Interstate 110 (California)

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 freeways. To the south is the city of Gardena

Gardena, California

Gardena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gardena is located at ....

, to the west is Hawthorne

Hawthorne, California

Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. The city at the 2010 census had a population of 84,293, up from 84,112 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, and the to the east are the unincorporated community of Willowbrook

Willowbrook, California

Willowbrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 35,983 at the 2010 census, up from 34,138 at the 2000 census. The community is located near the southeast edge of, and is often considered part of, South Los Angeles...

 and the Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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 community of Watts

Watts, Los Angeles, California

Watts is a mostly residential neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California.-History:The area now known as Watts is located on the Rancho La Tajauta Mexican land grant...

.

Athens County Park, Helen Keller County Park, and the Chester L. Washington County Golf Course are all in the area.

The ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 is 90044; the community is inside area code 323

Area code 323

North American area code 323 is a California telephone area code which covers, roughly, the area of central Los Angeles . 323 also includes several gateway cities of the region, including Bell and Huntington Park...

 and area code 310

Area code 310

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 .

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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 (LASD) operates the Lennox Station in Lennox

Lennox, California

Lennox is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 22,753 at the 2010 census, down from 22,950 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, serving Athens.

External links

• "The Bastard Question: A former Blood explores the roots of our nation’s longest-running war", LA Weekly
  LA Weekly
  LA Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized "alternative weekly" in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Editor/Publisher Jay Levin and a board of directors that included actor-producer Michael Douglas...
  
  article that discusses a movie by Cle "Bone" Sloan about the Athens Park Bloods gang and gangs in Los Angeles