Map of Artesia city, California

Artesia (Spanish for “artesian aquifer”) is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California. Artesia was incorporated on May 29, 1959, and is one of Los Angeles County’s Gateway Cities. The city has a 2010 census population of 16,522. Artesia is surrounded on the west, south, and east sides by Cerritos, with Norwalk to the north. Artesia is the home of the East West Ice Palace, an ice rink which is co-owned by Michelle Kwan. It was also the childhood home of former First Lady Pat Nixon, who lived there from 1914 to 1931, though the property on which she grew up is now part of neighboring Cerritos.

Artesia city overview:
Name:	Artesia city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Los Angeles County
Incorporated:	May 29, 1959
Elevation:	52 ft (16 m)
Total Area:	1.62 sq mi (4.20 km²)
Land Area:	1.62 sq mi (4.20 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0%
Total Population:	16,395
Population Density:	10,120.37/sq mi (3,906.37/km²)
ZIP code:	90701
Area code:	562
FIPS code:	0602896
Website:	www.cityofartesia.us

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History

The village of Artesia was established upon the completion of the Artesia School District on May 3, 1875. It was named for the many flowing artesian wells in the area, which made the village ideal for farming and agriculture.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Dutch and Portuguese farmers developed Artesia into one of the most important dairy districts in Southern California. After World War II, as with many other cities in the region, Artesia was pressured by developers to build residential tracts. The city of Dairy Valley was incorporated in 1956, and later became the city of Cerritos. As the demand for housing continued, dairymen moved their operations further east into Chino and north into the Central Valley. Artesia finally incorporated on May 29, 1959.

Before Artesia was incorporated, some rural areas, like Hawaiian Gardens, were considered part of Artesia for mapping and postage purposes.

In 1993, the Artesia Historical Society was formed, with the mission of preserving and protecting the archives and historic sites of the city. In 2002, the Historical Society salvaged and restored one of the last remaining Spanish-styled homes in the city into a historical civic museum open to the public.