La Mirada, California | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: Dedicated to Service | |
 Location of La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California | |
  La Mirada Location in Los Angeles County  La Mirada Location in California  La Mirada Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′8″N 118°0′35″W / 33.90222°N 118.00972°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | March 23, 1960[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Ed Eng |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Anthony Otero |
| • City council[3] | Steve De Ruse John Lewis Andrew Sarega |
| • City manager | Jeff Boynton[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.84 sq mi (20.30 km2) |
| • Land | 7.82 sq mi (20.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.22% |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 48,008 |
| • Density | 6,159.93/sq mi (2,378.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 90637–90639[6] |
| Area code | 562, 657/714[7] |
| FIPS code | 06-40032 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652736, 2411577 |
| Website | www |
La Mirada is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities, on the border with Orange County.[8][9] The population was 48,008 at the 2020 census.[10] The La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and the Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center are two of its major attractions.[11] It is the home of Biola University, an evangelical Christian institution of higher education.
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- ^ "City Manager". City of La Mirada. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "City Council". City of La Mirada. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "La Mirada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
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- ^ "Number Administration System - NPA and City/Town Search Results". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
- ^ Cities Within Each County Archived February 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, California State Association of Counties
- ^ City of La Mirada Web Site Fact Sheet Archived May 29, 2000, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2020 Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Ashford, Kate; Bartz, Andrea; Cox, Jeff; Fitch, Asa; Gandel, Stephen; Hyatt, Josh; Kelley, Rob; Knight, Kathleen; et al. "Best Places to Live: Top 100". CNN. Retrieved October 15, 2008.