Santa Monica

Summary

Santa Monica is a city in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,697 views/month, #43 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County^[3].
• Santa Monica is in the country of United States^[4].
• Santa Monica is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Santa Monica's head of government is recorded as Gleam Davis^[6].
• Santa Monica's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Santa Monica's instance of is recorded as charter city^[8].
• Santa Monica's shares border with is recorded as Pacific Palisades^[9].
• Santa Monica's shares border with is recorded as Brentwood^[10].
• Santa Monica's shares border with is recorded as Venice^[11].
• Santa Monica's shares border with is recorded as Los Angeles^[12].
• Monica of Hippo is named after Santa Monica^[13].
• Santa Monica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hamm^[14].
• Santa Monica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fujinomiya^[15].
• Santa Monica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mazatlán^[16].
• Santa Monica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sirolo^[17].
• Santa Monica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sant'Elia Fiumerapido^[18].
• Santa Monica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hechuan District^[19].
• Santa Monica's postal code is recorded as 90401^[20].
• Santa Monica's postal code is recorded as 90402^[21].
• Santa Monica's postal code is recorded as 90403^[22].
• Santa Monica's postal code is recorded as 90404^[23].
• Santa Monica's postal code is recorded as 90405^[24].
• Santa Monica's postal code is recorded as 90406^[25].
• Santa Monica's postal code is recorded as 90407^[26].
• Santa Monica's postal code is recorded as 90408^[27].

Body

Founding

August 3, 1769 marks the founding of Santa Monica^[28].

Identity

Santa Monica's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Santa Monica include Santa Monica Pier^[30], a pier^[31], in United States^[32]; Santa Monica Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1923^[36]; Santa Monica Bay^[37], a bay^[38], in United States^[39]; and Downtown Santa Monica^[40], a tram stop^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 2016^[43].

Why It Matters

Santa Monica ranks in the top 0.46% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,697 views/month, #43 of 9,394).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include Santa Monica Pier^[30], a pier^[31], in United States^[32]; Santa Monica Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1923^[36]; Santa Monica Bay^[37], a bay^[38], in United States^[39]; and Downtown Santa Monica^[40], a tram stop^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 2016^[43].