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Vernon, California | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Vernon | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Exclusively Industrial!" | |
 Location of Vernon in Los Angeles County, California | |
  Vernon, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°0′4″N 118°12′40″W / 34.00111°N 118.21111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | September 22, 1905[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Administrator |
| • Mayor | Crystal Larios[2] |
| • Mayor Pro Tempore | Judith Merlo[3] |
| • City Council | Lecita Lopez[4] Melissa Ybarra[4] Jesus Rivera[4] |
| • City Administrator | Carlos R. Fandino Jr.[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.16 sq mi (13.36 km2) |
| • Land | 4.97 sq mi (12.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) 3.57% |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 222 |
• Estimate (2023) | 209 |
| • Density | 44.66/sq mi (17.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 90058[8] |
| Area code | 323 |
| FIPS code | 06-82422 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661636, 2412150 |
| Website | cityofvernon |
Vernon is a city five miles (8.0 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, California, the nearest separate city to downtown Los Angeles. The population was 112 at the 2010 United States Census, the least of any incorporated city in the state. Its population nearly doubled to 222 by the 2020 census, making it the least populous city in Southern California, and the second least populous city in the state after Amador City, whose population grew only slightly—from 185 in the 2010 census, to 200 in the 2020 census.[9]
The city is primarily composed of industrial areas and touts itself as "exclusively industrial". Meatpacking plants and warehouses are common. As of 2006, there were no parks in the city.[10]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mayor Crystal Larios – Vernon, CA". Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Mayor Pro Tempore Judith Merlo – Vernon, CA". Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c "City Council – Vernon, CA". Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "City Administration – Vernon, CA". Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Vernon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "USPS – ZIP Code Lookup – Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results". Retrieved January 18, 2007.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ Krasnowski, Matt. "Is tiny, industrial Vernon a model city or corrupt fiefdom? Archived September 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." San Diego Union-Tribune. December 24, 2006. Retrieved on June 2, 2010.