Florence is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in California

California

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. It is often considered part of South Los Angeles

South Los Angeles

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 despite being outside of the Los Angeles city limits. It is serviced by area code 323

Area code 323

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 and has a ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 90001. It is the northern part of the Florence-Graham CDP

Florence-Graham, California

Florence-Graham is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 63,387 at the 2010 census, up from 60,197 at the 2000 census...

.

Emergency services

Fire protection in Florence is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department

Los Angeles County Fire Department

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 with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service

Care Ambulance Service

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.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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 (LASD) operates the Century Station in Lynwood

Lynwood, California

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, serving Florence.

Education

Florence-Graham residents are zoned to Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District

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 schools.

Residents are zoned to:

• Parmelee Elementary School
• Edison Middle School
• John C. Fremont High School
  John C. Fremont High School
  John C. Fremont Senior High School is a Title 1 co-educational public high school located in Los Angeles, California, United States.Fremont is in a region known as South Los Angeles...