Pasadena, California

"Pasadena" redirects here. For other uses, see Pasadena (disambiguation).

Pasadena, California
City
Pasadena City Hall The Langham Huntington Pasadena Convention Center U.S. Court of Appeals California Institute of Technology
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  City of Roses, Crown City, Rose Town
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Coordinates: 34°08′51″N 118°08′38″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated	June 19, 1886 (1886-06-19)
Named for	"Valley" in the Ojibwe language, chosen by American settlers
Government
• Type	City council/manager
• Mayor	Victor Gordo (D)
• City Council	Tyron Hampton Rick Cole Justin Jones Gene Masuda Jessica Rivas Steve Madison Jason Lyon
• City Manager	Miguel Marquez
Area
• Total	23.10 sq mi (59.84 km2)
• Land	22.96 sq mi (59.47 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)  0.68%
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	138,699
• Estimate  (2025)	135,804
• Rank	9th in Los Angeles County 45th in California 215th in the U. S.
• Density	6,141.5/sq mi (2,371.24/km2)
Demonym	Pasadenan
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	91101–91110, 91114–91118, 91121, 91123–91126, 91129, 91182, 91184, 91185, 91188, 91189, 91199
Area code	213/323, 626
FIPS code	06-56000
GNIS feature IDs	1664804, 2411379
Flower	Rose
Website	www.cityofpasadena.net

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Pasadena (/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/ ^ⓘ PASS-ə-DEE-nə) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.

Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census, making it the 45th-largest city in California and the ninth-largest in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, 36 years after the city of Los Angeles but still one of the first in what is now Los Angeles County.

Pasadena hosts the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade each New Year's Day.