Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
City
	Clockwise: Pasadena City Hall; The Langham Huntington; California Institute of Technology; U.S. Court of Appeals; Pasadena Convention Center
	Flag Seal
	Nickname(s): City of Roses, Crown City, Rose Town
	Location in Los Angeles County and the State of California
	Pasadena Location within the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Pasadena Location within the State of California Pasadena Location within the contiguous United States
	Coordinates: 34°09′22″N 118°7′55″W / 34.15611°N 118.13194°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated	June 19, 1886
Named for	"Valley" in the Ojibwe language, chosen by American settlers
Government
• Type	City council/manager
• Mayor	Victor Gordo
• City Council	Tyron Hampton; Felicia Williams; Justin Jones; Gene Masuda; Jessica Rivas; Steve Madison; Jason Lyon
• City Manager	Miguel Márquez
Area
• Total	23.11 sq mi (59.84 km2)
• Land	22.96 sq mi (59.47 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) 0.68%
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	138,699
• Rank	9th in Los Angeles County; 44th in California; 192nd in the U. S.
• Density	6,141.5/sq mi (2,371.24/km2)
Demonym	Pasadenan
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	91101–91110, 91114–91118, 91121, 91123–91126, 91129, 91182, 91184, 91185, 91188, 91189, 91199
Area code	213/323, 626
FIPS code	06-56000
GNIS feature IDs	1664804, 2411379
Flower	Rose
Website	www.cityofpasadena.net

Pasadena (/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/ PAS-ə-DEE-nə) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley.^[19] Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.

Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census,^[15] making it the 44th largest city in California^[15] and the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, becoming one of the first cities to be incorporated in what is now Los Angeles County, following the city of Los Angeles (April 4, 1850).^[20]

Pasadena is known for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade. It is also home to many scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, including Caltech, Pasadena City College, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Fuller Theological Seminary, Parsons Corporation, ArtCenter College of Design, the Pasadena Playhouse, the Ambassador Auditorium, the Norton Simon Museum, and the USC Pacific Asia Museum.

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^ "District 7". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^ "City Manager". City of Pasadena. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "Pasadena". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pasadena (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
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^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ "About Pasadena - City of Pasadena". Archived from the original on August 12, 2015.
^ Anaheim (February 10, 1870) and Santa Ana (June 1, 1886) were incorporated before Pasadena and were in Los Angeles County until Orange County was separated in 1889.

[1] "Pasadena at 125: Early History of the Crown City". KCETLink. June 16, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

[2] "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Microsoft Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

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[5] "District 1". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[6] "District 2". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[7] "District 3". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[8] "District 4". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[9] "District 5". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[10] "District 6". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[11] "District 7". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[12] "City Manager". City of Pasadena. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-13] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[14] "Pasadena". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2014.

[quif-15] "Pasadena (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.

[16] "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 6, 2014.

[about-17] "About Pasadena". City of Pasadena, California. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

[USCensusEst2019-18] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[soc-19] "About Pasadena - City of Pasadena". Archived from the original on August 12, 2015.

[20] Anaheim (February 10, 1870) and Santa Ana (June 1, 1886) were incorporated before Pasadena and were in Los Angeles County until Orange County was separated in 1889.

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Pasadena, California
City
Clockwise: Pasadena City Hall; The Langham Huntington; California Institute of Technology; U.S. Court of Appeals; Pasadena Convention Center
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): City of Roses, Crown City,^[1] Rose Town
Location in Los Angeles County and the State of California
Pasadena Location within the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Pasadena Location within the State of California Show map of California Pasadena Location within the contiguous United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°09′22″N 118°7′55″W / 34.15611°N 118.13194°W / 34.15611; -118.13194
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated	June 19, 1886; 137 years ago (1886-06-19)^[2]
Named for	"Valley" in the Ojibwe language, chosen by American settlers^[3]
Government
• Type	City council/manager
• Mayor	Victor Gordo^[4]
• City Council	Tyron Hampton^[5] Felicia Williams^[6] Justin Jones^[7] Gene Masuda^[8] Jessica Rivas^[9] Steve Madison^[10] Jason Lyon^[11]
• City Manager	Miguel Márquez^[12]
Area ^[13]
• Total	23.11 sq mi (59.84 km²)
• Land	22.96 sq mi (59.47 km²)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km²) 0.68%
Elevation ^[14]	863 ft (263 m)
Population (2020)^[15]
• Total	138,699
• Rank	9th in Los Angeles County 44th in California 192nd in the U. S.
• Density	6,141.5/sq mi (2,371.24/km²)
Demonym	Pasadenan
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes^[16]	91101–91110, 91114–91118, 91121, 91123–91126, 91129, 91182, 91184, 91185, 91188, 91189, 91199
Area code	213/323, 626
FIPS code	06-56000
GNIS feature IDs	1664804, 2411379
Flower	Rose^[17]
Website	www.cityofpasadena.net