Glendale, California | |
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Aerial view of Glendale with the Verdugo Mountains in the background Highrises in Downtown Glendale | |
Nickname: Jewel City | |
Coordinates: 34°08′46″N 118°15′18″W / 34.14611°N 118.25500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
Incorporated | February 15, 1906[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Dan Brotman |
• City Council | Ardy Kassakhian Paula Devine Ara Najarian Elen Asatryan |
• City Treasurer | Rafi Manoukian[2] |
• City Manager | Roubik Golanian[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 30.60 sq mi (79.25 km2) |
• Land | 30.47 sq mi (78.92 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 0.43% |
Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 196,543 |
• Rank | 4th in Los Angeles County 24th in California 126th in the United States |
• Density | 6,450.4/sq mi (2,519.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes[7] | 91201–91210, 91214, 91221, 91222, 91224–91226 |
Area code | 747 and 818 |
FIPS code | 06-30000 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1660679, 2410597 |
Website | glendaleca |
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California in the United States. It is at the junction of two large valleys, the San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley, near the beginning of the Los Angeles River. As of 2020, 196,543 people live in Glendale.[9] Glendale is known for its low crime rate and being one of the safest cities in the United States.