Cerritos, California | |
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 Cerritos Library in 2004 | |
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| Motto(s): "A City With Vision", "Progress Through Commitment", "A History In Progress", "A Prestige Address" | |
 Location of Cerritos in Los Angeles County, California. | |
  Cerritos Location within Greater Los Angeles  Cerritos Location in California  Cerritos Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′6″N 118°4′3″W / 33.86833°N 118.06750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | April 24, 1956[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | City council[2]
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| • Mayor | Bruce W. Barrows |
| • Mayor pro tem | Naresh Solanki |
| • City manager | Robert A. Lopez[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.86 sq mi (22.94 km2) |
| • Land | 8.73 sq mi (22.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) 1.48% |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,578 |
| • Density | 5,680.99/sq mi (2,193.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90701, 90703 |
| Area code | 562 |
| FIPS code | 06-12552 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 241229, 2409431 |
| Website | www |
Cerritos (/səˈriːtoʊz/; Spanish for "Little hills") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956. As of 2019, the population was 49,859. It is part of the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, California Metropolitan Statistical Area designated by the Office of Management and Budget.
- ^ "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 Council". City of Cerritos. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ "Appointed City Officials". City of Cerritos. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Cerritos". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 11, 2014.