Carlsbad, California | |
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 Downtown Carlsbad in 2020 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Village by the Sea | |
 Location of Carlsbad in San Diego County, California. | |
  Carlsbad Location in the United States  Carlsbad Carlsbad (California)  Carlsbad Carlsbad (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°7′19″N 117°17′49″W / 33.12194°N 117.29694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Diego |
| Incorporated | July 16, 1952[1] |
| Named for | Karlsbad, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[2] |
| • Body | Carlsbad City Council |
| • Mayor | Keith Blackburn[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.08 sq mi (101.21 km2) |
| • Land | 37.77 sq mi (97.83 km2) |
| • Water | 1.30 sq mi (3.38 km2) 3.55% |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 114,746 |
| • Rank | 5th in San Diego County 56th in California |
| • Density | 3,038.02/sq mi (1,172.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92008–92011, 92018 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-11194 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660437, 2409984 |
| City flower | Bird-of-paradise[6] |
| Website | www |
Carlsbad is a beach city in the North County area of San Diego County, California, United States. The city is 35 miles (56 km) north of downtown San Diego and 87 miles (140 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 114,746.[7] Carlsbad is a popular tourist destination and home to many businesses in the golf industry.[8][9]
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- ^ "City of Carlsbad - Elected Officials". www.carlsbadca.gov. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "City of Carlsbad - Mayor Hall". www.carlsbadca.gov.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Carlsbad". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "All About Carlsbad". City of Carlsbad. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Carlsbad city, California". Census - Geography Profile. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Carlsbad: The Silicon Valley of Golf". USA Today. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Apodaca, Patrice (August 26, 1998). "Carlsbad, Where Golf Is King". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 29, 2024.