Los Angeles, California
Metropolitan City
City of Los Angeles
Clockwise from top: Downtown Los Angeles skyline, Echo Park, Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport, Venice Beach, Vincent Thomas Bridge, Los Angeles City Hall, Hollywood Sign
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): "L.A.", "City of Angels",[1]"Angeltown",[2] "The Entertainment Capital of the World", "The Big Orange",[1] "La-la-land", "Tinseltown"[1]
Location in Los Angeles County in the state of California
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Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′WCoordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
CSA	Los Angeles-Long Beach
MSA	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Pueblo	September 4, 1781[3]
Incorporated	April 4, 1850[4]
Named for	Our Lady, Queen of the Angels
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council-Commission[5]
• Body	Los Angeles City Council
• Mayor	Eric Garcetti[6]
• City Attorney	Mike Feuer[6]
• City Controller	Ron Galperin[6]
Area[7]
• Metropolitan City	502.76 sq mi (1,302.15 km2)
• Land	468.74 sq mi (1,214.03 km2)
• Water	34.02 sq mi (88.12 km2)  6.7%
Elevation[8]	305 ft (93 m)
Highest elevation[9]	5,074 ft (1,547 m)
Lowest elevation[9]	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2010)[10]
• Metropolitan City	3,792,621
• Estimate (2016)[11]	3,976,322
• Rank	1st, California 2nd, U.S.
• Density	8,483.02/sq mi (3,275.32/km2)
• Urban[12]	12,150,996
• Metro[13]	13,131,431
• CSA[14]	18,679,763 (US: 2nd)
Demonym(s)	Angeleno
Time zone	Pacific (UTC−8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes	90001–90068, 90070–90084, 90086–90089, 90091, 90093–90097, 90099, 90101–90103, 90174, 90185, 90189, 90291–90293, 91040–91043, 91303–91308, 91342–91349, 91352–91353, 91356–91357, 91364–91367, 91401–91499, 91601–91609
Area codes	213/323, 310/424, 747/818
FIPS code	06-44000
GNIS feature IDs	1662328, 2410877
Website	Official website