Fullerton, California

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Fullerton, California
City
Clockwise from top left: Old City Hall; the Chapman Building; Fullerton Transportation Center; and downtown
Flag Seal
Motto:  "The Education Community"[1]
Location of Fullerton in Orange County, California
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Coordinates: 33°52′48″N 117°55′43″W / 33.88000°N 117.92861°W / 33.88000; -117.92861
Country	United States
State	California
County	Orange
Incorporated	February 15, 1904[2]
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Fred Jung
• Mayor Pro Tem	Bruce Whitaker
• City Council[3]	Nick Dunlap Ahmad Zahra Shana Charles
• City Manager	Eric Levitt
Area [4]
• Total	22.44 sq mi (58.11 km2)
• Land	22.42 sq mi (58.07 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.05%
Elevation [5]	164 ft (50 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	143,617
• Rank	6th in Orange County 41st in California 188th in the United States
• Density	6,411/sq mi (2,475/km2)
Demonym	Fullertonian
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	92831–92838
Area codes	562, 657/714
FIPS code	06-28000
GNIS ID	1660658, 2410556
Website	www.cityoffullerton.com

Fullerton (/ˈfʊlərtən/ FUUL-ər-tən) is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 143,617.^[6]

Fullerton was founded in 1887. It secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Historically it was a center of agriculture, notably groves of Valencia oranges and other citrus crops; petroleum extraction; transportation; and manufacturing. It is home to numerous higher educational institutions, particularly California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College. From the mid-1940s through the late 1990s, Fullerton was home to a large industrial base made up of aerospace contractors, canneries, paper products manufacturers, and is considered to be the birthplace of the electric guitar, due in large part to Leo Fender. The headquarters of Vons, which is owned by Albertsons, is located in Fullerton near the Fullerton–Anaheim line.