Gateway Cities - Definition and Overview

The Gateway Cities of Southern California are those located in southeastern Los Angeles County. There is some cross-over between these cities and the cities of the South Bay, South Central Los Angeles and East Los Angeles.

The Gateway cities and neighborhood are: Artesia, Avalon, Bell, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Cerritos, City of Commerce, Compton, Cudahy, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Huntington Park, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Lakewood, Long Beach, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Signal Hill, South Gate, Vernon, Whittier, Wilmington.