Brea, California | |
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 Market City Cafe in Brea downtown | |
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 Location of Brea in Orange County, California. | |
  Brea Location within the state of California  Brea Location within the United States  Brea Location within North America | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′24″N 117°53′20″W / 33.92333°N 117.88889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | February 23, 1917[1] |
| Named for | Spanish for "natural asphalt" or "tar" |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Christine Marick |
| • City Council[4] | Blair Stewart Cecilia Hupp Marty Simonoff Steven Vargas |
| • City treasurer | Rick Rios [2] |
| • City manager | Bill Gallardo[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.21 sq mi (31.61 km2) |
| • Land | 12.17 sq mi (31.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 0.26% |
| Elevation | 361 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 47,325 |
| • Density | 3,889.30/sq mi (1,501.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92821–92823 |
| Area codes | 657/714, 562 |
| FIPS code | 06-08100 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660373, 2409897 |
| Website | www |
Brea (/ˈbreɪə/;[7] Spanish for 'tar') is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 39,282. It is 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Los Angeles. Brea is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The city began as a center of crude oil production, was later propelled by citrus production. It is a significant retail center, including the Brea Mall and downtown Brea. The city has an extensive public art program which began in 1975 and continues today with over 140 artworks in the collection placed and located throughout the city.[8]
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "City Treasurer". Brea, CA. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "City Manager's Office". Brea, CA. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "City Council". Brea, CA. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Brea". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names (4th ed.). University of California Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-520-26619-3.
- ^ Epting, Chris (2008). Vanishing Orange County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7385-5974-2. OCLC 310982718.