Patterson, California
Patterson | |
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| Nickname: Apricot Capital of the World | |
Location in Stanislaus County and the state of California | |
Patterson Location within California Patterson Location within the United States Patterson Location within North America | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′23″N 121°7′58″W / 37.47306°N 121.13278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Stanislaus |
| Region | Central Valley |
| CSA | San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland |
| Metro | Modesto |
| Incorporated | December 22, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Patterson City Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Clauzel |
| Area | |
• City | 7.873 sq mi (20.39 km2) |
| • Land | 7.787 sq mi (20.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.086 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Highest elevation | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 23,781 |
| • Rank | 6th in Stanislaus County |
| • Density | 3,054/sq mi (1,179/km2) |
| • Metro | 550,081 (102nd) |
| • CSA | 9,665,000 (5th) |
| Demonym | Pattersonite |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| ZIP Code | 95363 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-56112 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277574, 2411383 |
| Website | www |
Patterson is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States, located off Interstate 5. It is 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Tracy and is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. Patterson is known as the "Apricot Capital of the World"; and holds an annual Apricot Fiesta to celebrate with many drinks, food, desserts and games. The population was 23,781 at the 2020 Census.