Poway, California

Poway, California
Poway, California
City
	City of Poway
	The Twin Peaks above Poway in August 2004.
	Flag Seal
	Motto: "The City in the Country!"
	Location in San Diego County
	Poway, California Location in the United States Poway, California Poway, California (southern California) Poway, California Poway, California (California) Poway, California Poway, California (the United States)
	Coordinates: 32°58′12″N 117°02′19″W / 32.97000°N 117.03861°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Diego
Incorporated	December 1, 1980
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Brian Pepin, District 1; Anita Edmondson, District 2; Peter De Hoff, District 3; Caylin Frank, District 4 (deputy mayor); Steve Vaus (mayor)
• City manager	Chris Hazeltine
Area
• Total	39.16 sq mi (101.44 km2)
• Land	39.08 sq mi (101.21 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2) 0.22%
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	48,841
• Density	1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Demonym	Powegian
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	92064, 92074
Area code	858
FIPS code	06-58520
GNIS feature IDs	1661258, 2411480
Website	www.ci.poway.ca.us

Poway (/ˈpaʊ.eɪ/) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Poway's rural roots influenced its motto "The City in the Country". The city had a population of 48,841 as of the 2020 United States census.^[7]

Poway is part of San Diego's North County.^[8]

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^ "City Council". Poway, CA. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Official Website". Poway, CA. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
^ "Mayor and Council". Poway. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "Poway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
^ "Poway city; California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
^ Vaus, Steve (September 13, 2019). "STARTING to think?? POWAY has been North county for a long time and not about to change!". @SteveVaus. Retrieved September 28, 2019.