It covers Southern California (the eight southernmost counties in California, including the Los Angeles metropolitan area), Arizona and the southern tip of Nevada, and includes approximately 291 congregations subdivided into 32 circuits, as well as 72 preschools, 65 elementary schools, and nine high schools.
Baptized membership of Pacific Southwest congregations is approximately 91,682.
District offices are located in Irvine, California.
Delegates from each congregation meet in convention every three years to elect the district president, vice presidents, circuit counselors, a board of directors, and other officers.
Dr. Michael E. Gibson has been the district president since September 2018.