Fortuna, California | |
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| City of Fortuna | |
 Main Street in Fortuna in the 1940s | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: The Friendly City[1] | |
 Location of Fortuna in Humboldt County, California | |
  Fortuna, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 124°09′26″W / 40.59806°N 124.15722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt |
| Incorporated | January 20, 1906[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/Manager[3] |
| • Mayor | Sue Long[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.25 sq mi (13.60 km2) |
| • Land | 5.25 sq mi (13.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 12,516 |
| • Density | 2,384/sq mi (920.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95540 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-25296 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277520, 2410532 |
| Website | friendlyfortuna |
Fortuna (Spanish for "Fortune"; Wiyot: Vutsuwitk Da'l)[6] is a city on the northeast shore of the Eel River, approximately 9 miles (14 km) from where it enters the Pacific Ocean, and is on U.S. Route 101 in west-central Humboldt County, California, United States. The population was 12,516 at the 2020 census, up from 11,926 at the 2000 census.
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- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "City Council". Fortuna, CA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Fortuna". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Language – Wiyot Tribe". Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.