Mendota, California

Mendota, California
Mendota, California
City
	City of Mendota
	Welcome sign at south end of Mendota along Highway 180
	Current seal Former seal
	Motto: The Cantaloupe Center of the World
	Location in Fresno County and the U.S. state of California
	Mendota Location in the United States Mendota Mendota (the United States)
	Coordinates: 36°45′13″N 120°22′54″W / 36.75361°N 120.38167°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Fresno
Incorporated	June 17, 1942
Government
• Mayor	Victor Martinez
• Mayor Pro Tempore	Liberty Lopez
• State senator	Shannon Grove (R)
• State assemblyman	Joaquin Arambula (D)
• Congressman	John Duarte (R)
Area
• Total	3.39 sq mi (8.78 km2)
• Land	3.38 sq mi (8.77 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.10%
Elevation	174 ft (53 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,595
• Density	3,715.34/sq mi (1,434.50/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93640
Area code	559
FIPS code	06-46828
GNIS feature IDs	1656159, 2411078
Website	www.cityofmendota.com

Mendota is a city in Fresno County, California. The population was 11,014 at the 2010 U.S. Census. CA State Routes 180 and 33 run through the agricultural city. Mendota is located 8.5 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Firebaugh,^[8] at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m).^[7]

^ Marcum, Diana (August 20, 2019). "Gay shopkeeper stands his ground in a Central Valley town, carving out space for others". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
^ "California towns by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Government". City of Mendota. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Mendota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1070. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[1] Marcum, Diana (August 20, 2019). "Gay shopkeeper stands his ground in a Central Valley town, carving out space for others". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

[2] "California towns by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.

[CC-3] "Government". City of Mendota. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

[4] "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.

[5] "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-6] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[gnis-7] "Mendota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[CGN-8] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1070. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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