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Welcome to Orange County ...

Time Zone: Orange County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Santa Ana is the Seat for Orange County.

Orange County was founded March 11, 1889 and was created by taking area from Los Angeles County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Orange had a population of 3,170,851 people. This is an increase of 5.34% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,010,232 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orange represented 8.08% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Orange County:

  • Anaheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Anaheim is located in Orange County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <2>
  • Brea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
    • Brea is located in Orange County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <2>
  • Buena Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Costa Mesa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cypress
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Orange County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <2>
  • Dana Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fountain Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fullerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Garden Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Orange County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <2>
    • La Habra
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra
      • La Habra is located in Orange County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Habra <2>
    • La Palma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Palma
      • La Palma is located in Orange County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Palma <2>
    • Laguna Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Laguna Niguel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laguna Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamitos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mission Viejo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Orange County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <2>
    • Placentia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rancho Santa Margarita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • San Clemente
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • San Juan Capistrano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Santa Ana
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Seal Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Stanton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Orange County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <2>
    • Tustin
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
      • Tustin is located in Orange County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <2>
    • Villa Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Yorba Linda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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