Cerritos, California
Cerritos, California | |
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Cerritos Library in 2004 | |
| Motto(s): "A City With Vision", "Progress Through Commitment", "A History In Progress", "A Prestige Address" | |
Location of Cerritos in Los Angeles County, California. | |
Location within Greater Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′6″N 118°4′3″W / 33.86833°N 118.06750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | April 24, 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | City council
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| • City manager | Robert A. Lopez |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.86 sq mi (22.94 km2) |
| • Land | 8.73 sq mi (22.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) 1.48% |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,578 |
| • Density | 5,680.99/sq mi (2,193.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90701, 90703 |
| Area code | 562 |
| FIPS code | 06-12552 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 241229, 2409431 |
| Website | www |
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Cerritos (/səˈriːtoʊz/; Spanish for "Little hills") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956. As of 2020, the population was 49,578. It is part of the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, California Metropolitan Statistical Area designated by the Office of Management and Budget.