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Salinas, California |
City |
City of Salinas |
 Main Street in downtown Salinas, 2006
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Nickname(s): "The Salad Bowl of the World"[1]
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Motto(s): "Rich in Land, Rich in Values."[2]
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 Location of Salinas, California
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Location in the United States
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Salinas, California (the United States)
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Coordinates: 36°40′40″N 121°39′20″W / 36.67778°N 121.65556°W / 36.67778; -121.65556Coordinates: 36°40′40″N 121°39′20″W / 36.67778°N 121.65556°W / 36.67778; -121.65556
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Country |
United States |
State |
California |
Region |
Northern California |
County |
Monterey |
Incorporated |
March 4, 1874[3]
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Government
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• Type |
Council-Manager |
• Mayor |
Joe Gunter[4]
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• State senator |
Anna Caballero (D)[5]
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• Assemblymember |
Robert Rivas (D)[5]
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• U. S. rep. |
Jimmy Panetta (D)[6]
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Area [7]
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• City |
23.65 sq mi (61.25 km2) |
• Land |
23.61 sq mi (61.15 km2) |
• Water |
0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 0.16% |
Elevation [8]
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52 ft (16 m) |
Population
(2010)[9]
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• City |
150,441 |
• Estimate (2018)[10]
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156,259 |
• Rank |
1st in Monterey County 34th in California 157th in the United States |
• Density |
6,658.96/sq mi (2,570.99/km2) |
Time zone |
UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) |
UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes |
93901–93902, 93905–93907, 93912, and 93915 |
Area code |
831 |
FIPS code |
06-64224 |
GNIS feature IDs |
277589, 2411768 |
Website |
www.cityofsalinas.org |
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