Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank has a population of 107,337. The city was named after David Burbank, who established a sheep ranch there in 1867. Burbank consists of two distinct areas: a downtown/foothill section, in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, and the flatland section.
Burbank, California | |
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City | |
Looking northwest over Burbank from Griffith Park | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto(s): "A city built by People, Pride, and Progress" | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′49″N 118°19′42″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Founded | May 1, 1887 |
| Incorporated | July 8, 1911 |
| Named for | David Burbank |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Nick Schultz |
| • Vice mayor | Nikki Perez |
| • City council | Tamala Takahashi Zizette Mullins Konstantine Anthony |
| • Row Officials | City Officers
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| Area | |
| • Total | 17.35 sq mi (44.94 km2) |
| • Land | 17.32 sq mi (44.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 0.22% |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 107,337 |
| • Rank | 14th in Los Angeles County 66th in California |
| • Density | 6,198.72/sq mi (2,393.34/km2) |
| Demonym | Burbanker |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 91501–91508, 91510, 91521–91523, 91526 |
| Area codes | 747/818 |
| FIPS code | 06-08954 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652677, 2409939 |
| Website | www |
Often called the "Media Capital of the World" and only a few miles northeast of Hollywood, numerous media and entertainment companies are headquartered or have significant production facilities in Burbank, including Warner Bros. Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Burbank Studios, Cartoon Network Studios with the West Coast branch of Cartoon Network, and Insomniac Games. The broadcast network The CW is also headquartered in Burbank. "Beautiful Downtown Burbank" was stated often as a joke on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, as both shows were taped at NBC's former studios. The Hollywood Burbank Airport was the location of Lockheed's Skunk Works, which produced some of the most secret and technologically advanced airplanes, including the U-2 spy planes. In addition, the city contains the largest IKEA in the U.S.