Los Angeles

City of Los Angeles
City of Los Angeles
	City
	Images, from top, left to right: Downtown Los Angeles in winter, Venice Beach, Griffith Observatory, Hollywood sign
Flag	Seal
	Nickname(s): L.A., The City of Angels
	Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California
Country	United States
State	Àdàkọ:Country data California California
County	Los Angeles County
Settled	September 4, 1781
Incorporated	April 4, 1850
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Eric Garcetti
• City Attorney	Mike Feuer
• City Controller	Ron Galperin
• Governing body	City Council
Area
• City	Àdàkọ:Infobox settlement/impus/mag
• Land	469.1 sq mi (1,214.9 km2)
• Water	29.2 sq mi (75.7 km2) 5.8%
• Urban	1,667.9 sq mi (4,319.9 km2)
Elevation	233 (city hall) ft (71 m)
Population (July 1, 2008)
• City	3,833,995
• Density	8,205/sq mi (3,168/km2)
• Urban	11,789,487
• Metro	12,872,808
• CSA	17,755,322
• Demonym	Angeleno
	(2nd U.S., 45th World)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	90001–90068, 90070–90084, 90086–90089, 90091, 90093–90097, 90099, 90101–90103, 90174, 90185, 90189
Area code(s)	213, 310/424, 323, 661, 747/818
Website	lacity.org