Downey, California
Downey, California | |
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The Downey City Hall in 2006 | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Downey in Los Angeles County, California | |
Downey, California Location in the United States Downey, California Downey, California (the Los Angeles metropolitan area) Downey, California Downey, California (California) | |
| Coordinates: 33°56′17″N 118°07′51″W / 33.93806°N 118.13083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Founded | October 23, 1873 |
| Incorporated | December 17, 1956 |
| Named after | Gov. John G. Downey |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Claudia Frometa |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Horacio Ortiz |
| • City council | Dorothy Pemberton Hector Sosa Mario Trujillo |
| • City manager | Roger Bradley |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.57 sq mi (32.55 km2) |
| • Land | 12.41 sq mi (32.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) 1.27% |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 114,355 |
| • Rank | 10th in Los Angeles County 57th in California |
| • Density | 9,215.8/sq mi (3,558.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90239–90242 |
| Area code | 562 |
| FIPS code | 06-19766 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652698, 2410352 |
| Website | www |
Downey is a city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities. The city is the birthplace of the Apollo space program and Taco Bell. It is also the home of the oldest operating McDonald's restaurant in the world. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 114,355.