Fortuna, California

Fortuna, California
Fortuna, California
City
	City of Fortuna
	Main Street in Fortuna in the 1940s
	Seal
	Nickname: The Friendly City
	Location of Fortuna in Humboldt County, California
	Fortuna, California Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 124°09′26″W / 40.59806°N 124.15722°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Humboldt
Incorporated	January 20, 1906
Government
• Type	Council/Manager
• Mayor	Sue Long
Area
• Total	5.25 sq mi (13.60 km2)
• Land	5.25 sq mi (13.59 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0%
Elevation	66 ft (20 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,516
• Density	2,384/sq mi (920.97/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95540
Area code	707
FIPS code	06-25296
GNIS feature IDs	277520, 2410532
Website	friendlyfortuna.com

Fortuna (Spanish for "Fortune"; Wiyot: Vutsuwitk Da'l)^[6] is a city on the northeast shore of the Eel River, approximately 9 miles (14 km) from where it enters the Pacific Ocean, and is on U.S. Route 101 in west-central Humboldt County, California, United States. The population was 12,516 at the 2020 census, up from 11,926 at the 2000 census.

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^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "City Council". Fortuna, CA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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^ "Language – Wiyot Tribe". Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.