Duarte, California
Duarte, California | |
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Helford Clinical Research Hospital at the City of Hope National Medical Center | |
| Motto: "City of Health" | |
Location of Duarte in Los Angeles County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 34°8′25″N 117°57′42″W / 34.14028°N 117.96167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | August 22, 1957 |
| Named after | Andrés Duarte |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Vinh Truong |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.71 sq mi (17.38 km2) |
| • Land | 6.71 sq mi (17.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,727 |
| • Density | 3,238.49/sq mi (1,250.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 91008-91010 |
| Area code | 626 |
| FIPS code | 06-19990 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652699 |
| Website | www |
Duarte (/ˈdwɑːrti, duˈɑːrteɪ/) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 21,727. It is bounded to the north by the San Gabriel Mountains, to the north and west by the cities of Bradbury and Monrovia, to the south by the city of Irwindale, and to the east by the cities of Irwindale and Azusa. Duarte is located on historic U.S. Route 66, which today follows Huntington Drive through the middle of the city. The town is named after Andrés Avelino Duarte, a California ranchero (rancher) who founded the community on his land grant, Rancho Azusa de Duarte.