East Pasadena (pronunciationⓘ) is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined East Pasadena as a census-designated place (CDP).

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.

Chapman Woods is bordered by Del Mar Boulevard to the north, Huntington Drive to the south, the Eaton Wash to the west, and Highway 19 (Rosemead Boulevard) to the east.

The racial makeup of East Pasadena was 3,183 (51.8%) White (33.9% Non-Hispanic White),[23] 183 (3.0%) African American, 47 (0.8%) Native American, 1,589 (25.9%) Asian, 7 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 857 (13.9%) from other races, and 278 (4.5%) from two or more races.

According to the 2010 United States Census, East Pasadena had a median household income of $71,151, with 16.0% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

[26] In 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moved to ban the feeding of peafowl due to the increasing population in recent decades.

[27] The municipal codes of the cities of Pasadena and Arcadia already prohibit feeding peafowl.

[29] In the state legislature East Pasadena is located in the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino and in the 41st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Chris Holden.

The Metro A Line has a station on Sierra Madre Villa Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

A fictionalized City of "East Pasadena" is depicted in the TV series Law & Order: LA.