Location El Sereno is called the Gateway to the City of the Angels because of its location, just North of Downtown LA, with access through Hungtington Drive and Valley Blvd.

El Sereno covers approximately 4.7 square miles and is bordered on the West by Lincoln Heights, East by Alhambra, South by City Terrace and North by South Pasadena. El Sereno includes the communities of: Hillside Village, the historical Berkshire District, Monterey Hills, Rose Hills, and University Hills. The main thoroughfares of El Sereno are: Huntington Drive, Valley Blvd, Soto St, Eastern Ave, Mission Road and the 710 Freeway.

Demographics 2006, for El Serenos 9 census tracts Population: 37,000 Housing units: 10,232 Family households with children: 5,005 (16.7% of all persons in El Sereno are ages 5-14) Median age: 32.3

Average household size: 3.75 Tenants: 49% Homeowners: 51% Ethnicity: 83% Hispanic/17% non-Hispanic Spanish spoken at home: 67.5% Asian languages spoken at home: 11.0% Median Household Income: $37,480 (2006 estimate)