La Mesa, California
La Mesa, California | |
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Amaya Drive Trolley Station | |
| Motto: "Jewel of the Hills" | |
Location of La Mesa in San Diego County, California | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′17″N 117°1′22″W / 32.77139°N 117.02278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Diego |
| Incorporated | February 16, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council / manager |
| • Mayor | Mark Arapostathis |
| • Vice mayor | Laura Lothian |
| • Councilmember | Jack Shu, Colin Parent, Patricia Dillard |
| • City Treasurer | Matt Strabone |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.10 sq mi (23.57 km2) |
| • Land | 9.10 sq mi (23.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.44% |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 61,121 |
| • Density | 6,514.46/sq mi (2,515.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 91941–91944 |
| Area code | 619 |
| FIPS code | 06-40004 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660859, 2411576 |
| Website | cityoflamesa |
La Mesa (lit. 'The Table') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, located nine miles (14 kilometers) east of downtown San Diego in Southern California. The population was 61,121 at the 2020 census, up from 57,065 at the 2010 census. Its civic motto is "the Jewel of the Hills."