Cerritos, California
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For other uses of the Spanish word "Cerrito" or "Cerritos", see Cerrito (disambiguation).
Cerritos (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.
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Cerritos, California | |
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Motto(s): "A City With Vision", "Progress Through Commitment", "A History In Progress", "A Prestige Address" | |
Coordinates: 33°52′6″N 118°4′3″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. Barrrows |
• 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 |
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