Imperial Beach, California
Imperial Beach, California | |
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"Surfhenge" in Imperial Beach, 2008 | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: "Classic Southern California" | |
Location of Imperial Beach in San Diego County and the state of California | |
Imperial Beach, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′42″N 117°7′2″W / 32.57833°N 117.11722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Diego |
| Founded | June 1, 1887 |
| Incorporated | July 18, 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Mitch McKay |
| • City council | Matthew Leyba-Gonzalez Mitch McKay Carol Seabury Jack Fisher |
| Area | |
• City | 4.41 sq mi (11.42 km2) |
| • Land | 4.29 sq mi (11.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) 2.67% |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 26,137 |
| • Density | 6,093/sq mi (2,353/km2) |
| • Metro | SD-TJ: 5,105,768 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 91932 |
| Area code | 619 |
| FIPS code | 06-36294 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660788, 2410098 |
| Website | imperialbeachca.gov |
Imperial Beach is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, with a population of 26,137 as of the 2020 census. It is in the South Bay area of San Diego County, 14.1 miles (22.7 km) south of downtown San Diego and 5 miles (8 km) northwest of downtown Tijuana, Mexico. Imperial Beach is the southernmost city in California and the West Coast of the United States.