Agua Dulce, California

Agua Dulce, California
Census-designated place
Agua Dulce as seen from Vasquez Rocks
Agua Dulce as seen from Vasquez Rocks
Location within Los Angeles County
Location within Los Angeles County
Agua Dulce is located in California
Agua Dulce
Agua Dulce
Location in California
Agua Dulce is located in the United States
Agua Dulce
Agua Dulce
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°30′N 118°19′W / 34.50°N 118.32°W / 34.50; -118.32
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Named forSpanish for "sweet water"
Area
[1]
 • Total
22.86 sq mi (59.20 km2)
 • Land22.85 sq mi (59.18 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
[2]
2,526 ft (770 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,451
 • Density151.03/sq mi (58.31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
91390
Area code661
GNIS feature IDs1660235; 2582928
FIPS code06-00450
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agua Dulce, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agua Dulce, California

Agua Dulce (pronunciationⓘ) (Spanish for "Sweet Water")[3] is a census-designated place[4] in Los Angeles County, California, United States.[2] It lies at an elevation of 2,526 feet (770 m),[2] northeast of Santa Clarita. The community had a population of 3,342 at the 2010 census[5] and covers a geographic area of about 23 square miles (59 km2). Agua Dulce is on the Pacific Crest Trail.[6] The ZIP code is 91390 (shared with Green Valley and far northern Santa Clarita), and the area code is 661.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agua Dulce, California
  3. ^ William Bright; Erwin Gustav Gudde (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agua Dulce, California
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Agua Dulce CDP, California". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Pacific Crest Trail Towns - HikerFeed".