Calexico, California
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| City of Calexico | ||
The Old Calexico City Hall in 2007
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| Nickname(s): The International Gateway City Where California and Mexico Meet |
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 Calexico, California
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| Coordinates: 32°40′44″N 115°29′56″W / 32.67889°N 115.49889°WCoordinates: 32°40′44″N 115°29′56″W / 32.67889°N 115.49889°W | ||
| 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 |
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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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