Artesia, California
Artesia, California | |
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Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia, California | |
Location of Artesia in Los Angeles County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′2″N 118°4′50″W / 33.86722°N 118.08056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | May 29, 1959 |
| Named after | the local artesian wells |
| Government | |
| • Type | council-manager government |
| • Mayor | Ali Sajjad Taj |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Rene Trevino |
| • City Council | Melissa Ramoso Monica Manalo Zeel Ahir |
| • City Manager | Able Avalos |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2) |
| • Land | 1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,395 |
| • Density | 10,120.37/sq mi (3,906.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 90701 |
| Area code | 562 |
| FIPS code | 06-02896 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660272, 2409735 |
| Website | www |
Artesia (Spanish for "artesian aquifer") is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California. Artesia was incorporated on May 29, 1959, and is one of Los Angeles County's Gateway Cities. The city has a 2020 census population of 16,395. Artesia is surrounded on the west, south, and east sides by Cerritos, with Norwalk to the north. Artesia is the home of the East West Ice Palace, an ice rink which is co-owned by Michelle Kwan. It was also the childhood home of former First Lady Pat Nixon, who lived there from 1914 to 1931, though the property on which she grew up is now part of neighboring Cerritos.