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Los Alamitos

city in Orange County, California, United States

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Country: United States
State: California
County: Orange
Incorporated: March 1, 1960
Type: Council-Manager
Mayor: Shelly Hasselbrink
Mayor pro tem: Tanya Doby
City council: Emily Hibard , Gary Loe , Jordan Nefulda
City manager: Chet Simmons
Total: 4.07 sq mi (10.55 km )
Land: 4.01 sq mi (10.39 km )
Water: 0.062 sq mi (0.16 km ) 1.60%
Elevation: 23 ft (7 m)
Density: 2,936/sq mi (1,134/km )
Time zone: UTC-8 ( PST )
Summer dst: UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip codes: 90720–90721
Fips code: 06-43224

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Los Alamitos (lohs AL-ə-MEE-tohs; Spanish for 'the little cottonwoods') is a city in Orange County, California, United States. It was incorporated in March 1960. Its population was 11,780 in the 2020 census, up from 11,449 in 2010. A significant part of the city is occupied by Joint Forces Training Base – Los Alamitos, and it hosts the USA Water Polo National Aquatic Center.

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