Irwindale, California | |
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Nickname: Jardin de Roca[1] | |
Coordinates: 34°7′N 117°58′W / 34.117°N 117.967°W | |
Country | United States} |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
Founded | 1860[1] |
Incorporated | August 6, 1957[2] |
Chartered | 1986 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Larry G. Burrola |
• City Manager | Julian Miranda |
Area | |
• Total | 9.61 sq mi (24.88 km2) |
• Land | 8.82 sq mi (22.84 km2) |
• Water | 0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2) 8.19% |
Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,472 |
• Density | 150/sq mi (59/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 91010, 91702, 91706[6] |
Area code | 626 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652728, 2410119 |
Sister city | Salvatierra, Mexico |
Website | www |
Irwindale is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 1,422 at the 2010 census, down from 1,446 at the 2000 census. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 91010, which is shared with Duarte, 91702, which is shared with Azusa, and 91706, which is shared with Baldwin Park.
The city became the new permanent site for the annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California in 2005, after it moved from its previous home at the Glen Helen Regional Park in Devore. The majority of the housing is found on the southeastern portion of the city, near Arrow Highway and north of Cypress Street near Irwindale Avenue. There is also a tract of housing on the southeastern corner of Meridian St in the northwestern portion of the city, being distant from the rest of the housing.