Santa Monica, California
City in California
City of Santa Monica
Santa Monica's Ocean Avenue at sunset
Seal
Nickname(s): SaMo[1]
Motto(s): Populus felix in urbe felice  (Latin) (English: "Happy people in a happy city", or alternatively "Fortunate people in a fortunate land")[2]
Location in Los Angeles County and the state of California
Santa Monica, California Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°01′19″N 118°28′53″W
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Spanish encampment	August 3, 1769
Incorporated	November 30, 1886[3]
Named for	Saint Monica
Government
• Type	Council–manager[4]
• Mayor	Ted Winterer[5]
Area[6]
• Total	8.42 sq mi (21.80 km2)
• Land	8.41 sq mi (21.80 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation[7]	105 ft (32 m)
Population (2010)[8]
• Total	89,736
• Estimate (2016)[9]	92,478
• Density	10,989.66/sq mi (4,243.04/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	90401–90411
Area codes	310/424
FIPS code	06-70000[10]
GNIS feature IDs	1652792, 2411825[11]
Website	www.smgov.net