California, Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
California, Pennsylvania
Borough
	Downtown California
	Etymology: U.S. state of California
	Location of California in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
	Coordinates: 40°3′55″N 79°53′50″W / 40.06528°N 79.89722°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Established	1849
Government
• Mayor	Frank Stetar
Area
• Total	11.23 sq mi (29.09 km2)
• Land	11.01 sq mi (28.52 km2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,362
• Density	486.97/sq mi (188.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
ZIP code	15419
Area code	724
Website	[https://californiapa.gov/

California is a borough on the Monongahela River in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,479 as of the 2020 census.^[4] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.^[5] Founded in 1849, the borough was named for the territory of California following the gold rush.^[6] It is the home of Pennsylvania Western University, California.

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^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
^ "STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS (SMAs) AND COMPONENTS, 1950, WITH FIPS CODES". October 13, 1950. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
^ "About California, PA". Borough of California, Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 21, 2009.