Playa del Rey (Spanish for "Beach of the King" or "King's beach") is a community of the City of Los Angeles, California. It is the section of beachfront just south of the Ballona Wetlands and Ballona Creek and Marina del Rey; thus, the beach population is divided here. This makes Playa del Rey an enclave and keeps the crowds a little smaller. Playa del Rey has a ZIP code of 90293 and an area code of 310. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, Marina del Rey to the north, Playa Vista to the northeast, Westchester to the east, and El Segundo to the south.
Playa del Rey sits just above sea level, beneath the Westchester bluffs on a flood plain which slopes gradually uphill north to the Santa Monica Mountains. The rolling hills are the result of ancient, wind-blown, compacted sand dunes which rise up to 125 feet above sea level, with one prominent, steep dune running parallel to the coast, Playa del Rey, all the way south to Palos Verdes.
Playa del Rey is within the Los Angeles Unified School District:
Del Rey Christian Children's Center (Preschool: 6 weeks to Pre-K)
Paseo del Rey Natural Science Magnet (Zoned for Kindergarten only)
Choice of Kentwood Elementary School and Loyola Village Elementary School (1-5)
Orville Wright Middle School (6-8)
Westchester High School (9-12)
St. Bernard High School is a private school in the area.
