Madera, California | |
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Nickname: "The Heart of California"[1] | |
Coordinates: 36°57′41″N 120°03′39″W / 36.96139°N 120.06083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Madera |
Regions | Central Valley Northern California |
Incorporated | March 27, 1907[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Council and Manager[3] |
• City council[5] |
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• City administrator | Arnoldo Rodriguez [4] |
Area | |
• City | 16.48 sq mi (42.67 km2) |
• Land | 16.48 sq mi (42.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
Population | |
• City | 66,224 |
• Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
• Metro | 152,465 |
Demonym | Maderan |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 93636–93639 |
Area code | 559 |
FIPS code | 06-45022 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277552, 2410906 |
Website | www |
Madera (Spanish for "Wood") is a city and county seat of Madera County, located in the San Joaquin Valley of California.[9] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 66,224.[8]