Vernon, California
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Vernon is a city five miles (8.0 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, California, the nearest separate city to downtown Los Angeles. The population was 112 at the 2010 United States Census, the least of any incorporated city in the state. Its population nearly doubled to 222 by the 2020 census, making it the second least populous city in the state after Amador City, whose population grew only slightly—from 185 in the 2010 census, to 200 in the 2020 census.[9]
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Vernon, California | |
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Motto: "Exclusively Industrial!" | |
Coordinates: 34°0′4″N 118°12′40″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
Incorporated | September 22, 1905[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Administrator |
• Mayor | Crystal Larios[2] |
• Mayor Pro Tempore | Judith Merlo[3] |
• City Council | Lecita Lopez[4] Melissa Ybarra[4] Jesus Rivera[4] |
• City Administrator | Carlos R. Fandino Jr.[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.16 sq mi (13.36 km2) |
• Land | 4.97 sq mi (12.88 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) 3.57% |
Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 222 |
• Density | 44.66/sq mi (17.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 90058[8] |
Area code | 323 |
FIPS code | 06-82422 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1661636, 2412150 |
Website | cityofvernon |
The city is primarily composed of industrial areas and touts itself as "exclusively industrial". Meatpacking plants and warehouses are common. As of 2006, there were no parks in the city.[10]