Alhambra Auto Insurance (CA)

Alhambra, California is a city of around 85,000 spread about an area of about 8 square miles. It is located in Los Angeles County in the western part of the San Gabriel Valley. Alhambra’s largest employers are the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and the Alhambra Unified School District.

The main freeways surrounding the area are Interstate 10, State Route 110, SR-19. Compared to the rest of the state Alhambra’s annual fatal accident count is typically lower. Public transportation is provided by Alhambra Community Transit (ACT) with regular bus service throughout the area.

Alhambra has a Mediterranean climate characterized by warm-to-hot summers and cool-to-warm winters. The temperature in the area rarely falls below freezing and precipitation occurs most commonly in the winter months. Alhambra most prominent environmental hazard is earthquakes, which occur frequently due to its proximity to several significant fault lines. El Nino winters bring considerably cooler temperatures and more precipitation to Southern California.