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Calexico, California

Calexico, California
City
City of Calexico
The Old Calexico City Hall in 2007
The Old Calexico City Hall in 2007
Official seal of Calexico, California
Seal
Nickname(s): The International Gateway City
Where California and Mexico Meet
Location of Calexico, California
Location of Calexico, California
Calexico, California is located in the US
Calexico, California
Calexico, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°40′44″N 115°29′56″W / 32.67889°N 115.49889°W / 32.67889; -115.49889Coordinates: 32°40′44″N 115°29′56″W / 32.67889°N 115.49889°W / 32.67889; -115.49889
Country United States
State California
County Imperial
Incorporated April 16, 1908
Government
 • Type Council–manager government
 • Mayor Joong S. Kim
Area
 • Total 8.391 sq mi (21.733 km2)
 • Land 8.391 sq mi (21.733 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 3 ft (0.9 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 38,572
 • Density 4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 92231–92232
Area code(s) 760/442
FIPS code 06-09710
GNIS feature IDs 1652680, 2409958
Website www.calexico.ca.gov

Calexico is a city in Imperial County, California. The population was 38,572 at the 2010 census, up from 27,109 at the 2000 census. Calexico is about 122 miles (196 km) east of San Diego and 62 miles (100 km) west of Yuma, Arizona. The name of the city is a portmanteau of California and Mexico, which, like that of its adjacent sister city of Mexicali, emphasizes its identity as a border city.

Major events every year are the Mariachi festival on March 25 followed by the SDSU "Perspective of the Latino Race" art exhibition on April 3.

According to the United States Census Bureau, at the 2010 census, the city had a total area of 6.2 square miles (16 km2), all land. Calexico is located 230 miles (370 km) southeast of Los Angeles, 125 miles (201 km) east of San Diego, 260 miles (420 km) west of Phoenix, and adjacent to Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Calexico's location provides easy overnight trucking access to all those transportation hubs plus the ports of Long Beach, California, and Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

Calexico is served by State Routes 98, 7 and 111, with direct connection to Interstate 8 (5 miles north) and State Route 86. There are eighteen regular and irregular common carriers for intrastate and interstate truck service to Calexico.


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