El Segundo, California | |
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 El Segundo's welcome sign | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Aerospace Capital of the World | |
 Location of Los Angeles County in California (left) and of El Segundo in Los Angeles County (right) | |
  El Segundo, California Location of El Segundo in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′17″N 118°24′22″W / 33.92139°N 118.40611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | January 18, 1917[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council Manager |
| • Mayor | Drew Boyles |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Chris Pimentel |
| • City council[2] | Carol Pirsztuk Scot Nicol Lance Giroux |
| • City Manager | Tracy Sherrill Weaver[2] |
| • City treasurer | Matthew Robinson[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.88 sq mi (28.18 km2) |
| • Land | 5.46 sq mi (14.15 km2) |
| • Water | 5.42 sq mi (14.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,731 |
| • Density | 3,064.29/sq mi (1,183.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 90245[6] |
| Area codes | 310/424 |
| FIPS code | 06-22412 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660605, 2410417 |
| Website | www |
El Segundo (/ˌɛl səˈɡʌndoʊ/ EL sə-GUN-doh, Spanish: [el seˈɣundo]; Spanish for 'The Second')[7] is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. The population was 16,731 as of the 2020 census, a 0.5% increase from 16,654 in the 2010 census. A significant center of the oil and aerospace industries in Southern California, roughly three quarters of the city's land is dedicated exclusively to industrial and commercial uses, including a Chevron oil refinery which alone takes up more than a quarter of the entire city.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Elected Officials". The City of El Segundo. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "El Segundo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "El Segundo city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "USPS - ZIP Code Lookup". Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ Pollack, Gina (July 22, 2019). "How To Speak LA: Your Guide To The City's Most Debated And Mispronounced Words". LAist. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
'El Segundo,' Spanish for 'the second' to signify the second oil refinery in the state.