Other businesses in the immediate area include: • Palmdale Water District • U. S. Post Office Annex • Tamarisk Elementary School • High Country Feed & Pets • Less than 4 miles to Palmdale Airport Zoned Light Commercial (C-1) The Light Commercial (C-1) Zone is established to create, preserve and enhance areas for convenience shopping, where residents can purchase daily or frequently used necessities, household goods and personal services in relative proximity to their neighborhood. Commercial establishments in this zone include food stores, drugstores, small specialty stores, and personal services. Some professional and government offices may be appropriate where these uses would either serve the surrounding residential neighborhood or would generate a limited amount of traffic. The Neighborhood Commercial Zone should be located and designed so as to be compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods. The City of Palmdale is in the center of northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the City of Los Angeles. Palmdale is the 33rd most populous city in California. In 2013, the Palmdale / Lancaster urban area had an estimated population of 513,547.