Martinez, California

Martinez, California
Martinez, California
City
	Clockwise: Contra Costa County Courthouse; Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline; Contra Costa Hall of Records; Vicente Martínez Adobe
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	Nickname: The Bay Area's Hidden Gem (official)
	Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California
	Martinez Location in the United States Martinez Martinez (California) Martinez Martinez (the United States)
	Coordinates: 38°01′10″N 122°08′03″W / 38.01944°N 122.13417°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa
Incorporated	April 1, 1876
Government
• Mayor	Brianne Zorn
• State senator	Bill Dodd (D)
• Assemblymember	Buffy Wicks (D)
• United States representatives	John Garamendi (D) and Mark DeSaulnier (D)
Area
• Total	13.63 sq mi (35.31 km2)
• Land	12.63 sq mi (32.71 km2)
• Water	1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) 7.64%
Elevation	23 ft (7 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	37,287
• Density	2,700/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	94553
Area code	925
FIPS code	06-46114
GNIS feature IDs	277553, 2411045
Website	Official website

Martinez (Spanish: Martínez)^[9]^[10] is a city and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.^[11] Located on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait, the city's population was 37,287 at the 2020 census. The city is named after Californio ranchero Ygnacio Martínez, having been founded on his Rancho El Pinole.^[12] Martinez is known for its historic center and its waterfront.

^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
^ "Mayor and City Council". City of Martinez. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "California's 10th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "Martinez". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
^ "Martinez city, California". United States Census Bureau. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Voraz incendio arrasa con una vivienda y varios autos en Martínez, telemundoareadelabahia.com. Accessed December 21, 2022. (in Spanish)
^ Condado Contra Costa podría contratar personal para centro de detención de Martínez, telemundoareadelabahia.com. Accessed December 21, 2022. (in Spanish)
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Burt, Harriett; Perry, Charlene (January 4, 2012). "The Founder of the City of Martinez: Col. William Smith". Contra Costa County Historical Society. Retrieved March 12, 2021.