Cerritos, California | |
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![]() City library in 2004 | |
Motto(s): "A City With Vision", "Progress Through Commitment", "A History In Progress", "A Prestige Address" | |
![]() Location of Cerritos in Los Angeles County, California. | |
Location within Greater Los Angeles | |
Coordinates: 33°52′6″N 118°4′3″W / 33.86833°N 118.06750°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Los Angeles |
Incorporated | April 24, 1956[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.86 sq mi (22.94 km2) |
• Land | 8.73 sq mi (22.60 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 49,578 |
• Density | 5,681/sq mi (2,193/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 90701, 90703 |
Area code | 562 |
FIPS code | 06-12552 |
GNIS feature IDs | 241229, 2409431 |
Website | www |
Cerritos (Spanish for little hills), known as Dairy Valley (1956-1967), is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of 2020, the population was 49,578.[4]