Glendale, California
Glendale, California | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Jewel City | |
Location within Los Angeles County | |
Glendale Location within Metro Los Angeles Glendale LOcation within California Glendale Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′46″N 118°15′18″W / 34.14611°N 118.25500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | February 15, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Ara Najarian |
| • City Council | Elen Asatryan Dan Brotman Vartan Gharpetian Ardy Kassakhian |
| • City Treasurer | Rafi Manoukian |
| • City Manager | Roubik Golanian |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.61 sq mi (79.27 km2) |
| • Land | 30.48 sq mi (78.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 0.42% |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 196,543 |
| • Rank | 4th in Los Angeles County 24th in California 141st in the United States |
| • Density | 6,449/sq mi (2,489.8/km2) |
| Demonyms | Glendalian |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 91201–91210, 91214, 91221, 91222, 91224–91226 |
| Area code | 747 and 818 |
| FIPS code | 06-30000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660679, 2410597 |
| Website | glendaleca |
Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley, of Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Downtown Los Angeles.
As of 2025, Glendale had a Census-estimated population of 187,823 making it the 4th-most populous city in Los Angeles County and the 24th-most populous city in California.
Glendale—along with neighboring Burbank and nearby Hollywood—has served as a major production center for the American film industry, and especially animation, and is home to Disneytoon Studios, Marvel Animation, and DreamWorks Animation.