El Monte, California

El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is in the San Gabriel Valley, east of Los Angeles. At the 2020 census, 109,450 lived there. This was lower than the 2010 census, when 113,475 people lived there.[4] The city was first incorporated in 1912. Its name means "the mountain" in Spanish.[5][6]

El Monte, California
City
Flag of El Monte, California
Flag
Official seal of El Monte, California
Seal
Nickname: 
"The End of the Santa Fe Trail"
Location of El Monte in Los Angeles County, California
Location of El Monte in Los Angeles County, California
El Monte is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
El Monte
El Monte
Location of El Monte in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
El Monte is located in California
El Monte
El Monte
Location of El Monte in California
El Monte is located in the United States
El Monte
El Monte
Location of El Monte in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 34°4′24″N 118°1′39″W
Country United States
State California
CountyLos Angeles
IncorporatedNovember 18, 1912[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total9.65 sq mi (24.99 km2)
 • Land9.56 sq mi (24.77 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation
[3]
299 ft (91 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total109,450
 • Rank12th in Los Angeles County
64th in California
 • Density11,342/sq mi (4,380/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
91731–91735
Area code626
FIPS code06-22230
GNIS feature IDs1652702, 2410413
Websiteelmonteca.gov

References
  1. "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. "El Monte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  4. "El Monte (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


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