Culver City, California

Culver City, California
City
Culver City sign based on the marquee of the Culver Theatre (now Kirk Douglas Theatre)
Flag Seal
Motto:  "The Heart of Screenland"
Location within Los Angeles County
Coordinates: 34°0′28″N 118°24′3″W / 34.00778°N 118.40083°W / 34.00778; -118.40083
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated	September 20, 1917[1]
Named for	Harry Culver
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Yasmine-Imani McMorrin
• Vice Mayor	Dan O'Brien
• City Council	Göran Eriksson Freddy Puza Albert Vera
• City Manager	John M. Nachbar[2]
Area [3]
• Total	5.14 sq mi (13.31 km2)
• Land	5.11 sq mi (13.24 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.54%
Elevation [4]	95 ft (29 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	40,779
• Density	7,977.11/sq mi (3,080.15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	90230–90232, 90066[5]
Area codes	310/424[6]
FIPS code	06-17568
GNIS feature IDs	1652695, 2410276
Website	www.culvercity.org

Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779.

In the 1920s, the city became a center for film and later television production, best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1924 to 1986. From 1932 to 1986, it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company. National Public Radio West and Sony Pictures Entertainment have headquarters in the city. The city was named after its founder, Harry Culver. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights.