Editing Compton, California (section)

==Infrastructure==
The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the South Health Center in [[Watts, Los Angeles, California|Watts]], [[Los Angeles]], serving Compton.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/southla.pdf South Health Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527190511/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/southla.pdf |date=May 27, 2010 }}." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Compton Post Office at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue,<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120723011312/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/14296?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Compton Post Office Location – COMPTON]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> the Hub City Post Office at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue,<ref>"[https://archive.today/20130210144733/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/27401?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Compton]." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> and the Fashion Square Post Office at 2100 North Long Beach Boulevard.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120715115240/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/64676?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Compton Post Office Location – FASHION SQUARE]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> <!--The Willowbrook PO is NOT in Compton - it is in Willowbrook, uninc. LA County, California-->

===Law enforcement===
The [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] operates the Compton Station in Compton.<ref>"[http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/compton/index.html Compton Station] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223134347/http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/compton/index.html |date=February 23, 2009 }}." [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]]. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref> When the LASD replaced the [[Compton Police Department]] in 2000,<ref name=Gateway>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-mar-31-me-compton31-story.html |title=Compton feeling good: A shopping center with several national retail chains gives a self-esteem boost to a city branded as poor and crime-ridden. |date=March 31, 2008 |first=Paloma |last=Esquivel |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306073343/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/31/local/me-compton31 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=AP/> they increased patrol service hours from 127,410 to 141,692. Compton Station is centrally located in the Los Angeles area. The station is easily accessible from the Century Freeway (I-105) to the north, the Gardena Freeway (SR-91) to the south, the Harbor Freeway (I-110) to the west, and the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) to the east. Diane Walker, a 30-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was promoted to the rank of captain by Sheriff [[Lee Baca]], and is now commander of Compton Station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.la-sheriff.org/stations/for2/compton/index.html |title=Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. – Compton Station |publisher=La-sheriff.org |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125033218/http://la-sheriff.org/stations/for2/compton/index.html |archive-date=November 25, 2010 }}</ref> There is also a LASD substation located in the Gateway Town Center.<ref name="SD" />

===Transportation===
[[File:HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Compton, Platform View.jpg|thumb|left|Compton station of the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LA Metro]]]]
[[File:COMPTON AIRPORT 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Compton/Woodley Airport]]
Four freeways are within or near the city's boundaries and provide access to destinations throughout the region. [[Interstate 710 (California)|Interstate 710]] runs through the eastern boundary, [[California State Route 91|State Route 91]] runs through the southern boundary. [[Interstate 105 (California)|Interstate 105]] runs slightly along the north of the city, and [[Interstate 110 (California)|Interstate 110]] along to the west.

The [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro A Line]] (formerly the Blue Line) [[light rail]] runs north–south through Compton. [[Compton (LACMTA station)|Compton station]] is in the heart of the city, adjacent to the Renaissance Shopping Center. [[Artesia (LACMTA station)|Artesia station]] serves the southern part of the city. The A Line connects Compton to [[downtown Los Angeles]] and downtown Long Beach.

There is also a [[List of small Southern California transit agencies#Compton Renaissance Transit|Compton Renaissance Transit System]] that serves the area.<ref name=LAMag/>

[[Compton/Woodley Airport]] is a small [[general aviation]] [[airport]] located in the city. The airport lies within busy airspace, as it is situated within a few miles of both [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and [[Long Beach Airport]].

[[Greyhound Lines]] operates the Compton station.

Collectively, these multifaceted transportation links lend justification to the city's familiar nickname of "the Hub City."<ref name=LAMag/><ref name="comptoncity.org"/>

From 1902 to 1961, Compton was served by the [[Pacific Electric]] [[Long Beach Line]].