Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from 191,719 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 24th-largest city in California. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown Los Angeles.
Glendale, California | |
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City | |
Aerial view of Glendale with the Verdugo Mountains in the background Highrises in Downtown Glendale | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Jewel City | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′46″N 118°15′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | February 15, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Elen Asatryan |
| • City Council | Ardy Kassakhian Vartan Gharpetian Ara Najarian Dan Brotman |
| • City Treasurer | Rafi Manoukian |
| • City Manager | Roubik Golanian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.60 sq mi (79.25 km2) |
| • Land | 30.47 sq mi (78.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 0.43% |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 196,543 |
| • Rank | 4th in Los Angeles County 24th in California 126th in the United States |
| • Density | 6,450.4/sq mi (2,519.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 91201–91210, 91214, 91221, 91222, 91224–91226 |
| Area code | 747 and 818 |
| FIPS code | 06-30000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660679, 2410597 |
| Website | glendaleca |
Glendale lies in the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The city is bordered to the northwest by the Sun Valley and Tujunga neighborhoods of Los Angeles; to the northeast by La Cañada Flintridge and the unincorporated area of La Crescenta; to the west by Burbank and Griffith Park; to the east by Eagle Rock and Pasadena; to the south by the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles; and to the southeast by Glassell Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Golden State, Ventura, Glendale, and Foothill freeways run through the city.