San Clemente, California
San Clemente, California | |
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Top: view of San Clemente Pier; middle: Historic City Hall (left), Casa Romantica (right); bottom: San Clemente State Beach (left) and Hotel San Clemente (right). | |
Location of San Clemente within Orange County, California | |
Location in the Los Angeles metropolitan area Location in the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′16″N 117°37′13″W / 33.43778°N 117.62028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | February 28, 1928 |
| Named after | Saint Clement |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victor Cabral |
| • City Manager | Andy Hall |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.11 sq mi (49.48 km2) |
| • Land | 18.36 sq mi (47.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) 3.89% |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 64,293 |
| • Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92672–92674 |
| Area code | 949 |
| FIPS code | 06-65084 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661376, 2411781 |
| Website | www |
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San Clemente (/ˌsæn kləˈmɛnti/; Spanish for "St. Clement" Spanish: [saŋ kleˈmente]) is a coastal city in southern Orange County, California, United States. It was named in 1925 after the Spanish colonial island (which was named after a Pope from the first century). Located in the Orange Coast region of the South Coast of California, San Clemente's population was 64,293 in at the 2020 census. Situated roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, San Clemente is a popular tourist destination in Southern California, known for its beaches, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, and hospitality industry. San Clemente's city slogan is "Spanish Village by the Sea".