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Bradbury, California

Bradbury, California
City
Official seal of Bradbury, California
Seal
Motto: Preserving Rural Tranquility
Location of Bradbury in Los Angeles County, California
Location of Bradbury in Los Angeles County, California
Bradbury, California is located in the US
Bradbury, California
Bradbury, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°8′58″N 117°58′28″W / 34.14944°N 117.97444°W / 34.14944; -117.97444Coordinates: 34°8′58″N 117°58′28″W / 34.14944°N 117.97444°W / 34.14944; -117.97444
Country  United States of America
State  California
County Los Angeles
Incorporated July 26, 1957
Government
 • Mayor Richard T. Hale, Jr.
Area
 • Total 1.958 sq mi (5.073 km2)
 • Land 1.957 sq mi (5.070 km2)
 • Water 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)  0.06%
Elevation 676 ft (206 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,048
 • Density 540/sq mi (210/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code 91008
Area code(s) 626
FIPS code 06-07946
GNIS feature ID 1660369
Website www.cityofbradbury.org

Bradbury is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains below Angeles National Forest. Bradbury is bordered by the city of Monrovia to the west, and Duarte to the south and east. The population was 1,048 at the 2010 census, up from 855 at the 2000 census. The city has three distinct areas—the Bradbury Estates, which is a gated community consisting of 5-acre (20,000 m2) minimum estates; Woodlyn Lane, which is also a gated community with minimum 2-acre (8,100 m2) lots; and the balance of the city, which is not gated, which has lots generally ranging in size from 7,500 square feet (700 m2) to 1-acre (4,000 m2). A significant portion of the properties in Bradbury Estates and Woodlyn Lane are zoned for horses, and several horse ranches still exist within these communities today.

In September 2010, Forbes magazine placed Bradbury's zip code of 91008 at #1 on its annual list of America's most expensive zip codes. Since 2010 Bradbury has fallen on the list but continues to be one of the most expensive zip codes in America with home sales decreasing and market listing prices increasing.

Bradbury was founded by Lewis Leonard Bradbury on the homestead of Rancho Azusa de Duarte in 1881. In 1912 the Bradburys' daughter, Minerva, married Isaac Polk and built a grand mansion on the property which they named Chateau Bradbury. After years of annexation attempts by the city of Monrovia, Bradbury incorporated in 1957.

Bradbury is located at 34°8′58″N 117°58′28″W / 34.14944°N 117.97444°W / 34.14944; -117.97444 (34.149306, -117.974319).


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