Fullerton, California

**Fullerton** is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, 143,617 people lived in Fullerton.

There are a number of major schools in Fullerton. These include Cal State Fullerton, Hope International University, Marshall B. Ketchum University, and Fullerton College (one of California's oldest and most renowned junior colleges).

Originally, Fullerton was an agricultural community. In the early 1900s, the downtown became an urban area. Many of the homes and buildings date from the 1920s, right before the stock market crash that started the Great Depression. After World War II, the city became suburbs of Los Angeles. Fullerton's population peaked in the 2010s and has started to slowly decline.

Fullerton is the birthplace of the electric guitar, first produced by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

Other points of interest include the largest 9/11 memorial outside of the East Coast and the Muckenthaler, an estate now used for performing arts and other events.

The Coyote Hills is a small mountain range running along the north side of the city. Hiking and horseback riding trails cut through those hills.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Fullerton, California
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in California, City
- **image flag**: Flag of Fullerton, California.gif
- **image seal**: Seal of Fullerton, California.png
- **motto**: "The Education Community"
- **image map**: File:Orange County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Fullerton Highlighted 0628000.svg
- **mapsize**: 250x200px
- **map caption**: Location of Fullerton in Orange County, California
- **pushpin map**: California#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in the contiguous United States
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in California, County
- **subdivision name1**: California
- **subdivision name2**: Orange County, California, Orange
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date**: February 15, 1904
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 58.11
- **area total sq mi**: 22.44
- **area land km2**: 58.07
- **area land sq mi**: 22.42
- **area water km2**: 0.03
- **area water sq mi**: 0.01
- **elevation m**: 50
- **elevation ft**: 164
- **population total**: 143617
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population density sq mi**: 6411
- **population density km2**: 2475
- **population rank**: Orange County, California, 6th in Orange County
List of largest California cities by population, 41st in California
List of United States cities by population, 188th in the United States
- **population demonym**: Fullertonian
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 92831–92838
- **area code**: Area code 562, 562, Area codes 714 and 657, 657/714
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area codes
- **timezone**: Pacific Time Zone, PST
- **utc offset**: −8
- **timezone dst**: PDT
- **utc offset dst**: −7
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature IDs
- **blank1 info**: ,