Ceres, California
Ceres is a city in Stanislaus County, California. Its population was 49,302 at the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 45,417 at the 2010 U.S. Census. It is part of the Modesto metropolitan statistical area.
Ceres, California | |
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| City of Ceres | |
Ceres City Hall | |
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| Motto: "Together We Achieve" | |
Location of Ceres in Stanislaus County, California. | |
Ceres, California Location in the United States Ceres, California Ceres, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′5″N 120°57′26″W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | California |
| County | Stanislaus |
| Incorporated | February 25, 1918 |
| Named for | Ceres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Javier Lopez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.35 sq mi (24.22 km2) |
| • Land | 9.35 sq mi (24.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.10% |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 49,302 |
| • Density | 5,211.43/sq mi (2,012.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95307 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-12524 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1655882, 2409430 |
| Website | www |
Ceres is located in the San Joaquin Valley along State Route 99, south of Modesto and north of Turlock in Stanislaus County. Ceres is named after the Roman goddess of agriculture.
The newspaper in Ceres is called the Ceres Courier, which has been in publication since 1910. The offices of the Ceres Courier were relocated from an address in downtown Ceres in 2012. It has since combined day-to-day operations with its sister paper, the Turlock Journal, in Turlock. Jeff Benziger was appointed editor in 1987. The city also has a Spanish-language paper.
Ceres hosts annual events at different times of the year. Spring brings the Ceres Street Faire on the first weekend in May. Skies the Limit, Ceres Hot Air Balloon Festival, Concert in the Park is a regular summer event. Halloween Fun Festival marks the fall, followed by the colorful, and much-attended, Christmas Tree Lane opening ceremony.