Welcome to Fountain Valley ...

The city of Fountain Valley is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountain Valley, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated June 13, 1957.

A typical abbreviation for Fountain Valley: Fountain Vly. (or less commonly used: Fountain Vally. or Fountain Vlly.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fountain Valley has a population of 55,702 people<2> (see below for details).

Fountain Valley is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fountain Valley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Fountain Valley: (714) and (657)<4>

The ZIP codes for Fountain Valley: 92708, 92728<5>

Websites for Fountain Valley ...

Official Website:   www.fountainvalley.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fountain Valley had an population of 55,702 people. This is an increase of 0.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fountain Valley had a population of 55,313 people. This makes Fountain Valley the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Fountain Valley represents 0.15% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 55,313 people, the population of Fountain Valley has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 54,978 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fountain Valley.

Communities Also Named Fountain Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fountain Valley - they are located in British Columbia, Maryland and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fountain Valley.

Communities near Fountain Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fountain Valley.

• Long Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <6>
• Anaheim
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <6>
• Irvine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <6>
• Fullerton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <6>
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <6>
• Downey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <6>
• Norwalk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <6>
• Mission Viejo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Viejo
  • Mission Viejo is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Viejo <6>
• Compton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <6>
• Newport Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Beach
  • Newport Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport Beach <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fountain Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fountain Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fountain Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fountain Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fountain Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Fountain Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain Valley ...

Looking for more information about Fountain Valley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fountain Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fountain Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fountain Valley: www.fountainvalley.org/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/