Fort Bragg, California

Fort Bragg, California
City
City of Fort Bragg
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Coordinates (City Hall): 39°26′45″N 123°48′16″W / 39.4457°N 123.8044°W / 39.4457; -123.8044
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino
Founded as a military garrison	1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Incorporated	August 5, 1889; 134 years ago (1889-08-05)[1]
Named for	Braxton Bragg
Government [2]
• Type	Council–manager
• Body	City council
• Mayor	Bernie Norvell
• Vice Mayor	Jessica Morsell-Haye
• Councilmember	Tess Albin-Smith
• Councilmember	Lindy Peters
Area [3]
• Total	2.93 sq mi (7.59 km2)
• Land	2.90 sq mi (7.51 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  1.1%
Dimensions
• Length	3.6 mi (5.8 km)
• Width	1.95 mi (3.14 km)
Elevation [4]	85 ft (26 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	6,983
• Density	2,400/sq mi (920/km2)
Demonym	Fort Bragger
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95437[6]
Area code	707
FIPS code	06-25058
GNIS feature IDs	1656027, 2410525
City Manager	Interim [7]
City Clerk	June Lemos[8]
Police Chief	John Naulty[9]
Fire Chief	Steve Orsi[10]
Website	city.fortbragg.com
California Historical Landmark
Official name	Fort Bragg
Designated	July 24, 1957[11]
Reference no.	615

Fort Bragg is a city along the Pacific Coast of California along Shoreline Highway in Mendocino County. The city is 24 miles (39 km) west of Willits,^[12] at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m).^[4] Its population was 6,983 at the 2020 census.

Fort Bragg is a tourist destination because of its views of the Pacific Ocean. Among its notable points of interest are Glass Beach and the California Western Railroad (popularly known as the "Skunk Train").

A California Historical Landmark,^[11] Fort Bragg was founded in 1857 prior to the American Civil War as a military garrison rather than a fortification.^[13] It was named after army officer Braxton Bragg, who at the time had served the U.S. in the Mexican–American War (and would later serve in the Confederate Army during the Civil War). The city was later incorporated in 1889.^[1]