Vernon is a city in southern Los Angeles County in Southern California situated south of downtown Los Angeles.
The city Incorporated on September 22, 1905.
As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 112.
Vernon is bordered by the city of Huntington Park and Maywood on the south, Commerce on the east and Los Angeles on the north and west.
It is 4 miles (7 km) southeast from Downtown Los Angeles and only 1 miles (1.6 km) miles east of the Los Angeles city limit. Vernon is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km2). 5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2) of it is land and 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) of it (3.57%) is water.

Meeting with Representatives from  Vernon: March 24, 2016

The Los Angeles River runs through the east and north of Vernon.