El Segundo, California
El Segundo, California | |
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El Segundo's new welcome signage installed in 2024 | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: The Aerospace Capital of the World | |
Location of Los Angeles County in California (left) and of El Segundo in Los Angeles County (right) | |
El Segundo, California Location of El Segundo in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′17″N 118°24′22″W / 33.92139°N 118.40611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | January 18, 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council Manager |
| • Mayor | Chris Pimentel |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Ryan Baldino |
| • City council | Drew Boyles Lance Giroux Michelle Keldorf |
| • City Clerk | Susan Truax |
| • City Treasurer | Matthew Robinson |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.76 sq mi (27.87 km2) |
| • Land | 5.46 sq mi (14.15 km2) |
| • Water | 5.30 sq mi (13.72 km2) |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,272 |
| • Density | 3,161.6/sq mi (1,220.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 90245 |
| Area codes | 310/424 |
| FIPS code | 06-22412 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660605, 2410417 |
| Website | www |
El Segundo (/ˌɛl səˈɡʌndoʊ/ EL sə-GUN-doh, Spanish: [el seˈɣundo]; Spanish for 'The Second') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. The population was 17,272 as of the 2020 census, a 3.7% increase from 16,654 in the 2010 census. A significant center of the oil and aerospace industries in Southern California, roughly three quarters of the city's land is dedicated exclusively to industrial and commercial uses, including a Chevron oil refinery which takes up more than a quarter of the city.