Mendota, California | |
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| City of Mendota | |
 Welcome sign at south end of Mendota along Highway 180 | |
| Motto: The Cantaloupe Center of the World[1] | |
 Location in Fresno County and the U.S. state of California | |
  Mendota Location in the United States  Mendota Mendota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′13″N 120°22′54″W / 36.75361°N 120.38167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno |
| Incorporated | June 17, 1942[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victor Martinez [3] |
| • Mayor Pro Tempore | Liberty Lopez [3] |
| • State senator | Shannon Grove (R)[4] |
| • State assemblyman | Joaquin Arambula (D)[5] |
| • Congressman | John Duarte (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.39 sq mi (8.78 km2) |
| • Land | 3.38 sq mi (8.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.10% |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 12,595 |
| • Density | 3,715.34/sq mi (1,434.50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93640 |
| Area code | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-46828 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1656159, 2411078 |
| Website | www |
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Mendota is a city in Fresno County, California. The population was 11,014 at the 2010 U.S. Census. CA State Routes 180 and 33 run through the agricultural city. Mendota is located 8.5 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Firebaugh,[8] at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m).[7]
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- ^ "California towns by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Government". City of Mendota. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Mendota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1070. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.