The City of San Gabriel is a lovely city with a rich history that stretches over 300 hundred years. San Gabriel is a peaceful city with tree lined streets and diversity at every corner.

History

The fourth of the California missions, San Gabriel Arcángel, had three sites. The place proposed originally was well inland from the ocean on the river now called Santa Ana. On that fertile plain San Gabriel became the wealthiest of all the early missions. Construction of the buildings seen today began in 1796. A California State historical landmark, it establishes San Gabriel as the birthplace of the Los Angeles region. As the original and oldest settlement north of San Diego and south of San Luis Obispo, it is from San Gabriel that the City of Los Angeles and the greater metropolitan area were established.

            This longevity and rich history has allowed the City to grow with pride, vision and imagination. By 1852 after American occupation, San Gabriel became one of the first townships in the County of Los Angeles.

            One of the community's great strengths is its diversity. Today, with a population of over 40,000, the city is an even richer community of different cultures, religions and ethnicities. We continue the ideals and vision of the people who came before us and made San Gabriel what it is today

Other Information

Elevation: 400 feet

County: Los Angeles

Land area: 4.1 square miles

Nearest cities: Rosemead, CA (2.0 miles), East San Gabriel, CA (2.1 miles), San Marino, CA (2.2 miles), Alhambra, CA (2.7 miles), Temple City, CA (2.8 miles), South San Gabriel, CA (3.1 miles), East Pasadena, CA (3.5 miles), Monterey Park, CA (4.0 miles).

Hospital/medical center in San Gabriel:

• SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (218 S SANTA ANITA ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near San Gabriel:

• ALHAMBRA HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; ALHAMBRA, CA)
• BHC ALHAMBRA HOSP (about 3 miles; ROSEMEAD, CA)
• COLUMBIA LAS ENCINAS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PASADENA, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to San Gabriel:

• BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA (about 19 miles; BURBANK, CA; ID: BUR)
• LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD (about 20 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; ID: LGB)
• LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 22 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; ID: SLI)

Other public-use airports nearest to San Gabriel:

• EL MONTE (about 5 miles; EL MONTE, CA; ID: EMT)
• COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 18 miles; COMPTON, CA; ID: CPM)
• FULLERTON MUNI (about 19 miles; FULLERTON, CA; ID: FUL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to San Gabriel:

• PASADENA CITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; PASADENA, CA
• EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE (about 5 miles; MONTEREY PARK, CA
• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES about 6 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA
• RIO HONDO COLLEGE about 8 miles; WHITTIER, CA
• WHITTIER COLLEGE about 8 miles; WHITTIER, CA
• EAST LOS ANGELES OCCUPATIONAL CENTER (about 9 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA
• GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 12 miles; GLENDALE, CA

Public high schools in San Gabriel:

• SAN GABRIEL HIGH 801 RAMONA ST.; Grades: 09 - 12
• GABRIELINO HIGH 1440 LAFAYETTE ST.; Grades: 09 - 12
• COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER (CONT) 501 E. FAIRVIEW; Grades: 09 - 12

Private high schools in San Gabriel:

• SAN GABRIEL SDA ACADEMY 8827 EAST BROADWAY; Grades: KG - 12
• SAN GABRIEL MISSION HIGH SCH 254 SANTA ANITA STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only

Public primary/middle schools in San Gabriel:

• JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE 1340 E. LIVE OAK ST.; Grades: 06 - 08
• MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY 1425 MANLEY DR.; Grades: KG - 05
• EMPEROR ELEMENTARY 6415 N. MUSCATEL AVE.; Grades: KG - 06
• ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY 401 S. WALNUT GROVE; Grades: KG - 05
• WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY 300 N. SAN MARINO AVE.; Grades: KG - 05
• COOLIDGE ELEMENTARY 421 N. MISSION; Grades: KG - 05
• WILSON ELEMENTARY 8317 E. SHEFFIELD ROAD; Grades: KG - 05
• DEWEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY 525 DEWEY AVE.; Grades: KG - 06
• MARSHALL(JOHN) ELEMENTARY 1817 S. JACKSON AVE.; Grades: KG - 06

Private primary/middle schools in San Gabriel: