Culver City, California
Culver City, California | |
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Culver City sign based on the marquee of the Culver Theatre (now Kirk Douglas Theatre) | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: "The Heart of Screenland" | |
Location within Los Angeles County | |
| Coordinates: 34°0′28″N 118°24′3″W / 34.00778°N 118.40083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | September 20, 1917 |
| Named after | Harry Culver |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Freddy Puza |
| • Vice Mayor | Bryan "Bubba" Fish |
| • City Council | Yasmine-Imani McMorrin Dan O'Brien Albert Vera |
| • City Manager | Odis Jones |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.14 sq mi (13.31 km2) |
| • Land | 5.11 sq mi (13.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) 0.54% |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,779 |
| • Density | 7,977.6/sq mi (3,080.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90230–90232, 90066 |
| Area codes | 310/424 |
| FIPS code | 06-17568 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652695, 2410276 |
| Website | culvercity |
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights to the east. The city was named after Harry Culver who incorporated it in 1917.
In the 1920s, Culver City became a center for film and later television production. It was best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1924 to 1986. From 1932 to 1986, it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company. National Public Radio West and Sony Pictures Entertainment have headquarters in the city. It has been described as a "largely idyllic...peaceful, semi-suburban community with a relatively low crime rate and high quality of life" best known for its "parks, studio lots, and breakfast burritos".