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.

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.

Altadena is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately 14 miles (23 km) from the downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, and directly north of the neighborhood of Pasadena, California.

Jan 25, 2025 · The devastation caused by the Eaton Fire spurred Pete Mauro and about 20 other Altadena community members to put their tech skills and cameras to work, creating an online map of about 15,000 homes ...

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.

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.

Jun 9, 2024 · Altadena is in Los Angeles County and is one of the best places to live in California. Living in Altadena offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents own their homes.

Jan 24, 2025 · The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic Black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

Jan 14, 2025 · For Black residents, Altadena represented something more than suburban living. It was a foothold in generational prosperity.

Altadena is 13 miles northeast of the city of Los Angeles and directly north of the city of Pasadena. Founded at the time of Southern California’s land boom of the 1880s, the town’s uniqueness derives from a distinct history, “live free or die” culture, and stunning physical setting.