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Wikimedia Commons city photographs

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Campus photographs

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Day-trip photographs

Nearby destination photographs are dated views, not current conditions. Each source, creator, license, recorded capture date and resize notice is listed below.

Citywide facts

Citywide facts

These figures describe the city, independently of the listings in our directory. Source periods differ; they are not live totals.

  • 147,067 · Residents

    Population counted on April 1, 2020.

    U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts · 2020 Census · Source checked 2026-09-14.
  • 20.52 · Square miles of land

    City land area in square miles.

    U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts · 2020 Census · Source checked 2026-09-14.
  • 54,869 · Households

    Estimated households during the American Community Survey period.

    U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts · 2020–2024 ACS · Source checked 2026-09-14.
  • 1921 · City incorporation

    Torrance incorporated on May 12, 1921, the date of its first City Council meeting.

    Official city history · Municipal history · Source checked 2026-09-14.
Homepage photograph and motion

Homepage photograph and motion

Sunset and breaking waves at Torrance Beach, photographed December 24, 2020. Photograph by DylanMoz49, via Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for responsive display with a gentle animated zoom. This is a photograph, not a live camera or filmed activity. The adaptation retains the source license.

Photography

Torrance photograph by Original uploader was Coolcaesar at en.wikipedia. Original photograph on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and responsively cropped. The original photographer does not endorse this guide.

Business images link to their original source. Copyright remains with the original photographer. Available photo counts vary; no substitute city images are presented as business photographs. Contact us about an image.

Business information

Most listings below were checked against the business’s own website; the rest link to directory profiles such as Restaurantji and Loc8NearMe. Confirm current hours, availability and directions with the business.

Google ratings and reviews

Ratings shown on business profiles are dated snapshots from the linked source, not live ratings. Visitor reviews submitted here are shown separately.

Automatic community data

AQI comes from AirNow’s reporting-area file, using the South Coastal Los Angeles County regional reporting area. These are preliminary regional readings, not street-level measurements.

NOAA tide predictions use Los Angeles station 9410660. Offshore wave observations come from NDBC buoy 46221 in Santa Monica Bay. These regional measurements do not describe every part of Torrance Beach. Los Angeles County beach-water guidance is linked directly; advisories are not live-synced here.

Road closures come from Caltrans District 7 and are filtered to Torrance and nearby highway approaches.Official travel information. No endorsement by these agencies is implied.

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