El Porto, Manhattan Beach, California

El Porto is a beach community that is part of northernmost Manhattan Beach, a city in the South Bay area of Greater Los Angeles in Southern California.

The commercial section of El Porto is along Highland Avenue, which is its only main thoroughfare.

El Porto was subdivided in 1911 on land owned by developer George H. Peck.

Although it is thought to mean "The Port" in Spanish, the name is actually a misspelling and translates "The I Carry."

In November 1980, the unincorporated town of El Porto, consisting of approximately 34 acres (140,000 m2) and a population of about 1,185 people, was annexed from the County of Los Angeles by Manhattan Beach.