Palmdale, California
Palmdale, California | |
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Palmdale, looking southeast toward the Antelope Valley Freeway and the San Gabriel Mountains. | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: "A Place to Call Home" | |
Palmdale located in red | |
| Coordinates: 34°34′52″N 118°6′2″W / 34.58111°N 118.10056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Established | 1886 |
| Incorporated | August 24, 1962 |
| Named after | An anglicization of "Palmenthal", in turn named for Joshua trees, at the time referred to as "yucca palms" |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | City council
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| • City Manager | Ronda Perez |
| Area | |
• City | 106.32 sq mi (275.37 km2) |
| • Land | 106.08 sq mi (274.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2) 0.24% |
| Elevation | 2,660 ft (810 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 169,450 |
| • Rank | 6th in Los Angeles County 33rd in California |
| • Density | 1,597.4/sq mi (616.76/km2) |
| • Urban | 359,559 (US: 115th) |
| • Urban density | 4,241/sq mi (1,637.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 93550–93552, 93590–93591, 93599 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-55156 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652769, 2411359 |
| Website | www |
Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the Antelope Valley of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
On August 24, 1962, Palmdale became the first city in Antelope Valley. Forty-seven years later, in November 2009, voters approved making it a charter city. Palmdale's population was 169,450 at the 2020 census, up from 152,750 at the 2010 census. Palmdale is the 33rd most populous city in California. Together with its immediate northern neighbor, the city of Lancaster, the Palmdale–Lancaster urban area had a population of 359,559 in 2020.