Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The city lies in the Antelope Valley of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south. On August 24, 1962, Palmdale became the first city in Antelope Valley. Forty-seven years later, in November 2009, voters approved making it a charter city. Palmdale's population was 169,450 at the 2020 census, up from 152,750 at the 2010 census. Palmdale is the 32nd most populous city in California. Together with its immediate northern neighbor, the city of Lancaster, the Palmdale–Lancaster urban area had a population of 359,559 in 2020.

County: Los Angeles
Established: 1886
Incorporated: August 24, 1962
Named for: An anglicization of "Palmenthal", in turn named for Joshua trees, at the time referred to as "yucca palms"
Type: Council–manager
Body: City council, Austin Bishop (mayor), Richard J. Loa, (mayor pro tem), Laura Bettencourt, Dist-3, Eric Ohlsen, Dist-4, Andrea Alarcón, Dist-5
Water: 0.24%
City: 169,450
Rank: 6th in Los Angeles County, 32nd in California
Urban: 359,559 (US: 115th)
Metro: 13,200,998
Demonym(s): Palmdalite
Time zone: Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP Codes: 93550–93552, 93590–93591, 93599
Area code: 661
FIPS code: 06-55156
GNIS feature IDs: 1652769, 2411359
Website: [www.cityofpalmdaleca.gov]
Official Website: http://www.cityofpalmdale.org
Wikidata description: city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Wikidata id: Q488940
Wikidata label: Palmdale
Wikidata aliases: Array
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