La Puente, California

La Puente, California
La Puente, California
City
	La Puente's Star Theater in May 2008 (Prior to demolition in 2019)
	Seal
	Motto: Where the Past Meets the Future
	Location of La Puente in Los Angeles County, California.
	La Puente, California Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 34°1′57″N 117°57′19″W / 34.03250°N 117.95528°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated	August 1, 1956
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Charlie Klinakis
• Mayor Pro Tem	Valerie Muñoz
• City Council	David E. Argudo ; Nadia Mendoza ; Gabriel Quiñones
• City Manager	Bob Lindsey
Area
• Total	3.48 sq mi (9.01 km2)
• Land	3.48 sq mi (9.01 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.02%
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	39,816
• Estimate (2019)	39,614
• Density	11,386.61/sq mi (4,396.64/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	91744-91749
Area code	626
FIPS code	06-40340
GNIS feature IDs	1660865, 2411581
Website	www.lapuente.org

La Puente (Spanish for "The Bridge")^[7] is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city had a population of 39,816 at the 2010 census and is approximately 20 miles (32 km) east of downtown Los Angeles.

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