Welcome to Garden Grove ...
The city of Garden Grove is located in Orange County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Garden Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
The city was incorporated June 18, 1956.
A typical abbreviation for Garden Grove: Garden Grv.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Garden Grove has a population of 171,987 people<2> (see below for details).
Garden Grove is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Garden Grove lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Garden Grove: (714) & (657)<4>
The ZIP codes for Garden Grove: 92840-92846<5>
Websites for Garden Grove ...
Official Website: www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us/
Junior League: www.jlocc.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Garden Grove had an population of 171,987 people. This is an increase of 0.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.11% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Garden Grove had a population of 170,883 people (which is 5.68% of the total population of Orange County). This makes Garden Grove the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Garden Grove represents 0.46% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 25th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 170,883 people, the population of Garden Grove increased 3.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 165,196 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Garden Grove.
Communities Also Named Garden Grove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Garden Grove - they are located in Florida (2), Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garden Grove.
Communities near Garden Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garden Grove.
- 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>
- Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Huntington Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <6>
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Costa Mesa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
- Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <6>
- Downey
(16 miles [25.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
(18 miles [29 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
(10 miles [16.1 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 Garden Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garden Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garden Grove. 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 Garden Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden Grove. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Garden Grove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garden Grove ...
Looking for more information about Garden Grove? 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 Garden Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Garden Grove.
Adding Garden Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Garden Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Garden Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Garden Grove post office opened in 1877.
We also found Garden Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Garden Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Garden Grove: www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us/
The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Garden Grove. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garden Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (657) is an overlay for area code (714). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Garden Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Garden Grove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Garden Grove includes: 92840, 92841, 92842, 92843, 92844, 92845 & 92846. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |