Lafayette, California

City of Lafayette
City of Lafayette
City
	A view of Lafayette, California
	Location of Lafayette in Contra Costa County, California
	City of Lafayette Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 37°53′09″N 122°07′05″W / 37.88583°N 122.11806°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa
Settled	1848
Founded	1857
Incorporated	July 29, 1968
Government
• Mayor	Teresa Gerringer
• State Senator	Steve Glazer (D)
• State Assembly	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)
• U. S. Congress	Mark DeSaulnier (D)
Area
• Total	15.21 sq mi (39.39 km2)
• Land	15.04 sq mi (38.95 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) 1.08%
Elevation	320 ft (97.5 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	25,391
• Density	1,700/sq mi (640/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	94549
Area code	925
FIPS code	06-39122
GNIS feature IDs	277535, 2411591
Website	www.lovelafayette.org

Lafayette (formerly La Fayette)^[7] is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of 2020, the city's population was 25,391. It was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military officer of the American Revolutionary War.

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^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
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