La Cañada Flintridge, California
La Cañada Flintridge, California | |
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La Cañada Flintridge, the Foothill Freeway, and, on the right, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2014) | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of La Cañada Flintridge in Los Angeles County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 34°12′28″N 118°12′25″W / 34.207721°N 118.206979°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | November 30, 1976 |
| Named after | Rancho La Cañada Frank Putnam Flint |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Kim Bowman Jr. |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Jeanne Kim Hobson |
| • City Council | Keith Eich Michael T. Davitt Stephanie Fossan |
| • City Manager | Daniel Jordan |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.64 sq mi (22.39 km2) |
| • Land | 8.63 sq mi (22.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.20% |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,573 |
| • Density | 2,384.17/sq mi (920.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 91011–91012 |
| Area codes | 818 |
| FIPS code | 06-39003 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660845, 2411565 |
| Website | cityoflcf |
La Cañada Flintridge, commonly known as just La Cañada (Spanish for 'The Ravine'), is a city in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located in the Crescenta Valley, in the western edge of the San Gabriel Valley, it is the location of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Descanso Gardens.
Before the city's incorporation on November 30, 1976, it consisted of the two distinct communities of La Cañada and Flintridge.
The population was 20,573 at the 2020 census.