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Also known as Bell, California, Bell, CA

city in Los Angeles County, California, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
California
County
Los Angeles
Incorporated
November 7, 1927
Named after
The family of James George Bell
Mayor
Ali Saleh
Vice mayor
Monica Arroyo
City council
Ana Maria Quintana , Alicia Romero , Francis Flores
City manager
Michael L. Antwine II
Total
2.63 sq mi (6.80 km )
Land
2.51 sq mi (6.50 km )
Water
0.12 sq mi (0.31 km ) 4.53%
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Density
13,380.5/sq mi (5,166.23/km )
Time zone
UTC-8 ( PST )
Summer dst
UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip code
90201, 90202, 90270
Fips code
06-04870

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Encyclopedic overview

Bell is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located near the center of the former San Antonio Township (abolished after 1960), its population was 33,559 at the 2020 census, down from 35,477 at the 2010 census. Bell is located on the west bank of the Los Angeles River and is a suburb of the city of Los Angeles. At 2.5 square miles (6.5 km), Bell is the thirteenth-smallest city in the United States with a population of at least 25,000.

In 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Bell's land area at 1245 out of 1257 cities (defined as incorporated areas) and two unincorporated areas that had a population of at least 25,000 in year 2000. Ten cities in the list of 1267 cities had no land area data (e.g., Goleta, California).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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