The City of Torrance partners with the community to keep our city clean, safe, and welcoming, while supporting a high quality of life for everyone who lives, works, and visits here.

Torrance Historical Society & Museum Special thanks to the following for the use of historic photos: Torrance Historical Society & Museum; Cal State Dominguez Hills; University of Southern California; Los Angeles Public Library; Mount Lowe Preservation Society; Metro-LA Archives; images also provided by the City of Torrance.

South Bay Workforce Investment Board Facilitates Field Trip for High School Aero-Flex Pre-Apprentices to FlightWave Aerospace in Torrance 04/13/2026 3:04 PM Chanani Group Launches CM EV Services to Develop EV Charging Hubs Across Southern California 04/06/2026 4:08 PM City Flags at Half Staff in Memory of Sheriff's Deputy Levi Vargas 04/01/2026 ...

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Torrance covers roughly 21 square miles (12,312 acres) and is situated in south western Los Angeles County, bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west. Torrance has 1.5 miles of lifeguard-patrolled beach, bath-house facilities and public parking.

The City of Torrance is located in southwest Los Angeles County in a region known as the South Bay. A municipality with the eighth largest population in Los Angeles County, the City is bordered on the southwest by one mile of beach, on the west by the City of Redondo Beach, on the north by the community of Lawndale, on the east by the Cities of Los Angeles' Harbor Gateway and Gardena, and on ...