Palmdale, California

E38578

city municipality

Palmdale, California is a high-desert city in northern Los Angeles County known for its major aerospace industry presence and proximity to Edwards Air Force Base.

Aliases (2)

Palmdale ×4
City of Palmdale ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	661 →
climate	cold semi-arid climate → high desert climate →
country	United States →
county	Los Angeles County →
distanceToLosAngelesDowntown	approximately 60 miles north →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 2660 ft → approximately 810 m →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasAirport	Palmdale Regional Airport →
hasCityMotto	A Place to Call Home →
hasEducationalInstitution	Antelope Valley College Palmdale Center →
hasFacility	Boeing facilities → Lockheed Martin Skunk Works → Northrop Grumman facilities → United States Air Force Plant 42 →
hasPublicTransit	Antelope Valley Transit Authority →
hasRecreationArea	DryTown Water Park → Lake Palmdale →
hasSisterCity	Poncitlán, Jalisco, Mexico → Rishon LeZion, Israel →
incorporationDate	1962-08-24 →
knownFor	aerospace testing and development → proximity to Edwards Air Force Base → role in the Antelope Valley aerospace corridor →
locatedIn	northern Los Angeles County →
locatedInDesert	Mojave Desert →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
locatedOn	western edge of the Mojave Desert →
majorIndustry	aerospace industry → defense industry →
near	Edwards Air Force Base → Lancaster, California →
partOf	Greater Los Angeles Area →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Los Angeles metropolitan area →
populationRankInCounty	one of the largest cities in Los Angeles County by area →
postalCode	93550 → 93551 → 93552 →
railService	Metrolink Antelope Valley Line →
region	Antelope Valley →
state	California →
transportation	served by State Route 138 → served by State Route 14 →
zoning	primarily residential and industrial →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lancaster, California → Mojave Air and Space Port → Rogers Dry Lake → Rosamond, California →	near
SOFIA airborne observatory operations → X-59 QueSST →	basedAt
Edwards Air Force Base → Sierra Pelona Mountains →	nearbyCity
Lancaster, California →	borderedBy
Los Angeles County ("Palmdale") →	contains
Greater Los Angeles Area ("Palmdale") →	containsCity
X-59 QueSST →	firstFlightLocation
Palmdale Regional Airport ("City of Palmdale") →	hasOperator
Palmdale Regional Airport ("City of Palmdale") →	hasOwner
Palmdale Regional Airport →	locatedIn
Antelope Valley ("Palmdale") →	majorCity
Palmdale Regional Airport →	servesCity
Mexicali ("Palmdale") →	twinCity