Alhambra, California

Alhambra, California
City
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Motto:  "Gateway to San Gabriel Valley"
Location of Alhambra within Los Angeles County, California
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Coordinates: 34°4′55″N 118°8′6″W / 34.08194°N 118.13500°W / 34.08194; -118.13500
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated	July 11, 1903[1]
Named for	Tales of the Alhambra
Government
• Type	City council[2]
Area [3]
• Total	7.63 sq mi (19.77 km2)
• Land	7.63 sq mi (19.76 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.01%
Elevation [4]	492 ft (150 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	82,868
• Density	10,859.39/sq mi (4,192.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	91801−91803
Area codes	626, 323
FIPS code	06-00884
GNIS feature IDs	1660243, 2409681
Website	www.cityofalhambra.org

Alhambra is a city in the west part of San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California. It is about 8 miles (13 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on July 11, 1903. At the 2020 census, 82,868 people lived there.^[5]

1. ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
2. ↑ "City Council - City of Alhambra". City of Alhambra. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
3. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
4. ↑ "Alhambra". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "QuickFacts: Alhambra city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2022.